c/europe · by eutrade@feddit.org · 51dIrish presidency of the EU: Ireland is not just data centers. In 2025, 35% of Irish exports to other EU countries were vaccines Source is tradedashboard.eu (registration required for this specific indicator, hence the screenshots). 44 points · 8 comments · view on lemmy.world
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Zedstrian@sopuli.xyz · 13 pts · 51d
That's because pharmaceutical companies base themselves in Ireland for the purpose of corporate tax evasion.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 51d
Yup. Ireland‘s economy is tax evasion all the way down. All of these statistics are concerning. It undermines EU principles.
eutrade@feddit.org · 1 pts · 51d
Indeed that's what the US is claiming. They're talking about "phantom exports"
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org · 5 pts · 51d
But what Ireland is really best at:
Giving in to industry demands against European laws.
john_t@piefed.ee · 3 pts · 51d
What about aluminum?
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 51d
Yeah what about aluminum! I heard it was an open source of material for russia’s genocide machine.
Imhotep@feddit.fr · 2 pts · 51d
I hate those tax havens in the EU. How is it possible some countries fuck every other country over and help the rich become immensely more rich, while comparatively getting scraps of the robbery.
genau@europe.pub · 1 pts · 49d
Many such cases