The EU-US Trade Deal: Von der Leyen Just Subordinated the EU as The US’ Largest-Ever Vassal State

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The EU-US Trade Deal: Von der Leyen Just Subordinated the EU as The US’ Largest-Ever Vassal State

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Yves here. Below, Andrew Korbyko describes how one sided the new “framework” trade agreement between the EU and US is. He’s not alone in this view.
Some representative Twitter takes:
What was all that talk about “European sovereignty”?
For years, Brussels told us the EU was ending…

This story appeared on nakedcapitalism.com, 2025-07-28 13:55:18.