In December 2013, she said in a speech to the US–Ukraine Foundation [uk] that the U.S. had invested over $5 billion on democratic skills and institutions, civic participation, and good governance in Ukraine since 1991.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Nuland

If Ukraine and Russia had joined the EU instead, the war wouldn’t be happening.

It still gives them access to markets so their economy doesn’t collapse entirely.

When Walmart comes to a town, everything is cheaper there, until the other shops have closed.

The EU can be all good, like a shared flat. But it could also be like Walmart. It’s difficult to know.

By making fair deals the EU makes sure that it stays good. If the EU is willing to force the hand of countries it’s likely that it will force the hand of its workers.

Of course, Britain can’t quit and expect to keep all advantages.

There should be no problem for Apple to have their single store. But the EU forces Apple to allow other stores because Apple uses their dominating position to enforce unfair conditions. Others are free to make their own phones but that’s not a real option.

If China starts diverting water in Tibet it will generate immediate profits, and immediate tensions with India.

Yes. Yet is it wise to use the power to force other countries to support it?

Where do I lose you?

Britain has the Commonwealth. That’s not like any other member.

None of the disadvantages of not joining existed either. If neighboring countries stop doing business because transaction costs with countries within the EU are becoming cheaper for them then a country can shrink, or join the EU. In democracies that will inevitably lead to pro EU parties winning.

The water in Tibet is far more important.

The EU is in a position to demand this but it’s breeding resentments if countries are forced to join. There is no need to give all benefits, just enough that membership is not obligatory.

That’s what happened. Countries had to join. Of course it’s normal to expect people to fulfill the obligations for the benefits. But to rely on this to keep the EU together allows for corruption that will become a detriment for everybody.

No need to give all benefits. It just shouldn’t be necessary to join.

Our biggest strength now is predictability and safety…
Diverse collaboration on fair and safe ground has competitive and collective gain advantages.

Why?

Our biggest systematic risks

Not lack of speed, knowledge, skills as well as corruption at the top? For a single citizen, deteriorating social systems is a risk, but that is a symptom of lower profits for the products we sell internationally.

But can it hold onto stability and innovation after tech has been stolen

EV, next gen phone networks, …

nepotism are systemic issues,

Could as well be the same or worse in the EU. Von der Leyen’s messages with Pfizer, it’s at the top.

and bubbles like their real estate construction

China is a communist country and can nationalize everything. How about the West where retirement plans depend on the value of houses?

How well off will the average citizen be, materially, mentally, socially, and deterministically safe?

As long as the US does not start a nuclear war against China, the danger is in the EU. If the world buys Chinese cars, chemicals and machines, how will the EU make money?

Regarding “above fair price” - the problem is currency and labor cost discrepancies.

That’s secondary. At first it’s the collapse of margins if there is competition. If the West builds a mine and can take 90% as compensation, that differs from taking 10%.

transform into a self-sufficient union

We always need raw materials and we have to buy them with profits from products that have to compete with Chinese products.

it’s not missing anything that would prevent keeping its strength and collective citizen upsides/goodness.

How about an elite for which goodness is not lip service and a population that doesn’t close its eyes?

Europe doesn’t have to produce the cheapest goods or be able to export as successfully if it shifts its economic system and political goals.

Not cheapest but best deal for a price range. That’s difficult, especially with our energy dependency and limited software capabilities.

The EU should still make quitting the EU possible. E.g. if landlocked countries can’t quit because the EU taxes transport too much for them then the EU becomes a prison, not only for those countries.

If proven, these failures would constitute infringements of Articles 34(1), 34(2), 35(1) 28(1), 39(1), and 40(12) of the DSA.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_926

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To win the cultural and intellectual battle, Europe must staunchly defend its model,

There is no argument in the article for why this should work in the future.

Europe profited from post colonial structures.

Redistribution is a political decision and possible to continue forever. But was redistribution the source of our prospetity, or just a bribe to buy our silence so that the elite could keep plundering the world?

With competition from China, we can’t keep selling our technology above fair prices. Without those profits will people stay willing to share? Will we be able to maintain culture and education?

reason: AM: Violates Rules

Now you know. /s

In Norway the crown princess was in the news so this could be an attempt to shift the attention.

Overall, it’s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_the_zone.

Why should there be any independent media? The precision with which we build cars and processors, why should the people not be manipulated with the same level of skills?

The situation is backwards. Trump was chosen by the elite because people accept anything from him and not that people have to expect anything because they have elected Trump.

People worry that Trump gets away and that everything is a distraction from Epstein while Epstein is the distraction. The rich must have known what Epstein did and nobody spilled the beans. What is happening that people shouldn’t talk about?

For the downvoters: the suggarcoating press https://feddit.org/post/25259344

Which newspaper keeps pushing for answers?

It’s not just various but almost all newspapers that don’t push.