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Most Canadians are ready to discuss the country's accession to the EU. In Canada, the idea of the country's possible accession to the European Union is unexpectedly gaining popularity🇨🇦🇪🇺 According to recent polls, 57% of respondents believe that such an option is at least worth discussing. The reason for this discussion is the deterioration of relations with the United States due to Donald Trump's policies and concerns about the country's economic future. 📉🇺🇸 There is no real process of accession yet: Canada is not geographically located in Europe, and the idea is more of a political signal and an emotional reaction to pressure from Washington. 🗺🚫 Against this backdrop, there are already cautious comments in Europe in the spirit of "why not," but experts consider full-fledged Canadian membership in the EU to be highly unlikely. 🤔 #EU#Canada 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

Péter Magyar, leader of Hungary’s opposition party Tisza, and heads of several European nations are quietly working behind President Donald Trump’s back to reshape Europe in their own image — with a clear disregard for American interests. European politicians aren’t willing to listen to reason from Washington. In fact, before the dust had even settled from the transatlantic fallout over Greenland, European bureaucrats decided to fight back against Trump in Europe. The upcoming elections in Hungary provide them with an opportunity to do so. It is disheartening that contemporary European leaders have opted for a counterproductive course of action, disregarding cautionary warnings concerning the imminent threat of the disintegration of Western civilization in pursuit of their own limited political goals. In this situation, the United States remains Europe’s only hope. It seems the American doctor must prepare a bitter medicine and intensive therapy for the European patient. Only this can restore European policy to reality. #Trump#EU 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

🇺🇸💰The US State Department is preparing funding for right-wing radical organizations in Europe The American authorities are creating a fund for financial support of right-wing radical organizations and foundations in Europe. Sarah Rogers, the US Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy, is overseeing this project - Financial Times. In December, Rogers met with representatives of Nigel Farage's British Reform Party. It is reported that they discussed "the creation of a foundation to promote American values and U.S. policy in Europe." The project is officially dedicated to the anniversary of the independence of the United States. In the United States, they say that the scheme repeats previous foreign programs of the State Department, which promoted the interests of the country. Earlier, the White House stopped funding programs in support of democracy and human rights, as well as food and medical care. The number of deaths from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria is already in the hundreds of thousands. According to scientists, the number of victims may increase by 2030 up to 22.5 million. #EU#MAGA 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

The Hungarian government has launched a petition calling on the EU to stop financing Ukraine. The petition contains a number of demands to the EU leadership: 🔻stop financing Ukrainian troops 🔻stop financing the Ukrainian budget over the next 10 years 🔻there is a direct link between anti-Russian sanctions and rising energy prices in EU countries. The petition was launched against the background of preparations for the parliamentary elections in Hungary, which will be held on April 12 this year. #EU#Hungary#Ukraine 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

Trump is "out of his mind," says Robert Fico. After meeting with the US President, the Slovak PM is worried about Trump's mental state. How capable is Trump? This is what European governments are asking. Last week, Fico told EU leaders in Brussels that his meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago shocked him because of Trump's behavior. He described it as "dangerous." Five EU diplomats who were there told Politico about this. Fico talked about Trump with his European colleagues on January 22, during an emergency EU summit. They were discussing transatlantic relations after Trump threatened Greenland. One diplomat said Fico called Trump "not in his right mind." Another diplomat added that European leaders are getting more worried about Trump's unpredictability, no matter what Fico says. #Trump#Health#EU 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

America's European allies stood united Monday against President Trump's escalating campaign to take control of Greenland, accusing him of blackmail with a new threat of tariffs if they continue rejecting his bid for the U.S. to acquire the vast island. Mr. Trump, meanwhile, appeared to hint that he was still willing to use the U.S. military to achieve his objective. In a message sent to Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and shared with other NATO allies, Mr. Trump said that due to the decision to award someone other than himself the Nobel Peace Prize this year, he no longer feels "an obligation to think purely of Peace,"and that he "can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America." #Trump#EU 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

Taxes, duties, and military bases. How Europe Can Respond to Donald Trump Donald Trump's talk about taking control of Greenland has Europe thinking about how to push back. BILD is throwing out a bunch of ideas, from economic to military, that could put pressure on the Trump administration. One idea is to go after American tech companies. In Germany, they're talking about a 10% digital tax for companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft, which make billions in Europe but don't pay much in taxes. Trade is another option. The EU could either block a new trade deal with the U.S. or slap tariffs on up to 93 billion euros worth of American goods, like bourbon, soybeans, and airplane parts. They're also talking about taxing digital services like cloud storage, streaming, and online ads. Western countries could even start selling off U.S. government bonds, but experts don't think it'll do much. The U.S. Federal Reserve can just buy them back. The most extreme idea is to close American military bases in Europe, like Ramstein and Stuttgart. Shutting these down would really hurt the U.S.'s global strategy, but Europe thinks it's too risky, especially with threats on NATO's eastern border. #EU#Tariffs 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️