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Macron warns EU must 'react quickly' to protectionist US policies
TheLocal.fr ^ | 5 March 2018 14:45 CET+01:00 | AFP

Posted on 03/05/2018 3:46:41 PM PST by Olog-hai

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the European Union must “react quickly” to US plans for tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, which he said clearly breached global trade rules.

“I believe it is important for the EU to react quickly, within the framework of the WTO (World Trade Organization) and in a balanced manner,” Macron said at a press conference.

He was it “clear that these (tariffs) would go against WTO rules.” […]

“Nationalism is a war where everyone loses,” Macron said at a press conference with the visiting leader of Canadian province Quebec, Philippe Couillard. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: emmanuelmacron; europeanunion; eussr; france; macron; socialmarketeconomy; tradewar
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1 posted on 03/05/2018 3:46:42 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Huh!

It’s like NOBODY believes in Free Trade!


2 posted on 03/05/2018 3:49:13 PM PST by JPJones (More tariffs, less income tax.)
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To: Olog-hai

Ya , what will France do with all the steel and aluminum they get from China to sell to the US ,D’oh


3 posted on 03/05/2018 3:50:12 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: Olog-hai
World Trade Organization

Withdraw now! Screw the pu... er. I mean eu
4 posted on 03/05/2018 3:51:23 PM PST by JoSixChip (He is Batman!)
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To: Olog-hai

“Nationalism is a war where everyone loses”

well, there you have it folks ... U.S. nationalism ... i.e., America First is a BAD THING!


5 posted on 03/05/2018 3:58:57 PM PST by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Olog-hai

The macaroon speaks.


6 posted on 03/05/2018 3:59:13 PM PST by beethovenfan (I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
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To: Olog-hai

If we hadn’t been sold out by our Globalist politicians and Corporations, the U.S. would be in the catbird seat of all of this stuff. We’d simply say, “These are the trade rules, or our military stops protecting your lame ass”.


7 posted on 03/05/2018 3:59:20 PM PST by Wolfie
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To: Olog-hai

We’re quaking in our boots here, Little Boy.


8 posted on 03/05/2018 4:05:36 PM PST by Bigg Red (Francis is a Nincompope.)
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To: Olog-hai
Macron is on the take from Globalists and The World Trade Organization is part and parcel to the world wide Globalist scam machine. Click the link and read. It is a major eye opener.

The Myth of Global Markets Explains Why The DC UniParty View POTUS Trump As a Risk To Their World Order…

9 posted on 03/05/2018 4:12:18 PM PST by User901
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To: Olog-hai

Like all the socialist liberals when you give them something like a trade policy that is one sided in their favor they now truly believe that this is their right they deserve it and you are the nazis


10 posted on 03/05/2018 4:17:17 PM PST by ronnie raygun (Trump plays chess the rest are still playing checkers)
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To: Olog-hai

It sounds like he is advocating for retaliation.

Gosh, that would not be very free tradey of him.


11 posted on 03/05/2018 4:31:59 PM PST by Architect of Avalon
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To: Olog-hai

On a state-owned radio station of the liberal left, today, a foreign lawyer expressed much fear at the possibility of political pressure from us to make our government get out of the World Trade Organization.

So let’s get out of the WTO now.


12 posted on 03/05/2018 5:03:58 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: familyop

The conservative idiots at NR have no solution to other countries cheating... But But free trade!


13 posted on 03/05/2018 5:06:24 PM PST by ground_fog ( My God this was from today!)
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To: Olog-hai

The foreign lawyer was in Canada, BTW.


14 posted on 03/05/2018 5:08:10 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: ground_fog

Agree. They’re not really so conservative. To be on the side of the U.S.A., especially on issues of national security, is to be conservative.


15 posted on 03/05/2018 5:09:50 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: Olog-hai

Emmanuel, why don’t you dress up like a ballerina and prance off the stage? Yer mom’s calling.


16 posted on 03/05/2018 5:10:07 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: Olog-hai

The rest of the world can’t help but notice that activist judges have been nullifying the election of Trump. So naturally they will run to the WTO and try to do similar.


17 posted on 03/05/2018 5:11:24 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Olog-hai

Manny’s not too quick.


18 posted on 03/05/2018 5:12:54 PM PST by PGalt
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To: familyop; All

“They’re not really so conservative. To be on the side of the U.S.A., especially on issues of national security, is to be conservative.”

Conservatism without Nationalism is like Faith without Works.

Yet there are many on this site who believe, no matter what the rest of the world’s Mercantilists are doing to us, we must keep OUR markets open. And take no actions to even the balance.

To hell with them. And NR. And the Republicans in Congress who support this nonsense.


19 posted on 03/05/2018 5:25:26 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Olog-hai

We need to get the European monkey off America’s back. Too many countries act like parasites to America.


20 posted on 03/05/2018 5:27:00 PM PST by Crucial
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