cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/58122330

  • Migration myths and ICE coming to Europe

“While EU leaders may not embrace — at least publicly — Trump’s narrative around civilisational erasure, EU migration policies increasingly treat migration and migrants as a threat,” he added.

  • Minnesota Pretti killing

The European Commission did not condemn the killing and regarded it as a domestic issue — a sharp contrast with its approach in 2020, when the rhetoric from diplomats in response to George Floyd’s killing took a stronger stance against violence perpetrated by US authorities.

  • Greenland and Rutte

Rutte did not criticise Trump or his threats, instead saying the US president “was right” to push the issue of Arctic security and had done “a lot of good stuff” for Nato.

  • The ‘Board of Peace’

EU institutions, however, are seemingly open to participating, as long as it aligns with the UN’s requirements.

  • US Big Tech and EU rules

the EU proposed changing its digital rules through its Data and AI omnibus proposals.

NGOs Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl also found many of the proposals’ major changes had been explicitly requested and lobbied for by US tech companies and their associations.