A big beautiful surrender?

from The Greek Current · host Hellenic Leaders

Surrender, submission, humiliation. Those are the words floating around in Europe after the US and the EU reached a tariff deal this weekend that President Trump described as the “biggest deal” ever made. Thanos Davelis brings on Simon Nixon, an independent journalist, Kathimerini columnist, and the publisher of the Wealth of Nations newsletter, as we ask the question: big beautiful deal, humiliating surrender, or a little bit of both? You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here: Europe's Surrender Paying to Play: Europe’s Costly Concessions in Trump’s New Trade War Trump and EU Reach Tariff Deal, Avoiding Trade War Europe averts its Trumpian trade nightmare Yemen’s Houthi rebels threaten to escalate attacks on ships linked to companies dealing with Israel Wildfire burns 1.3% of Cyprus’ land, satellite data shows Real cost of Cyprus fire near €20 mln

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Simon Nixon, an independent journalist, Kathimerini columnist, and the publisher of the Wealth of Nations newsletter, joins Thanos Davelis as we dig into the latest EU-US trade deal, asking the question: big beautiful deal, humiliating surrender, or a little bit of both?