What are the offensive actions EU is taking on the global stage?
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rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 months agoIt doesn’t work to make anything a better place. It just acts defensively where its opponents have advantage and offensively where they have disadvantage.
Let’s please remember that the EU is bigger in population and potential than either of these two, but weaker in assets. It’s interested in stalling them in key areas, not actively engaging.
Returning to better places, the EU is working with pretty disgusting regimes.
hitwright@lemmy.world 3 months ago
themurphy@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
I don’t think we talk about the same thing then.
GDPR, Digital Market Act, the USB C law for e-waste and regulations like those are the one I’m talking about.
And then also what this article is about.
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 months ago
It’s the same thing. Which I’m calling “acting defensively”.
themurphy@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
I don’t think I get what you mean, when I only named consumer rights against companies and eco friendly laws?
Can you specify why it’s bad and who the EU is trying to hurt with this?
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Work on your reading comprehension if you intend to pretend to act in good faith like this
best_username_ever@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
They don’t protect my privacy because they have a disadvantage though. That’s not at all what the GDPR is all about. Same for the other laws.
barsoap@lemm.ee 3 months ago
GDPR etc. are the tip of the iceberg when it comes to EU regulations. Plenty of them apply to stuff where the EU is world-leading, also very far-reaching one. Compared to REACH, GDPR is quite low-impact indeed.