Nacho Alarcón
@nachoalarcon.bsky.social
Brussels correspondent for El Confidencial (Spain). Writing about Europe. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. My opinions etc.
Tengo una newsletter semanal de asuntos europeos: https://nexoeuropa.substack.com/
Tengo una newsletter semanal de asuntos europeos: https://nexoeuropa.substack.com/
It is no coincidence that for some time now the Commission has been pivoting its discourse on the summer agreement, focusing on the ‘competitive advantage’ that other countries facing higher tariffs give it. The opposite was to show pride in your naivety. (2/2)
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It is no coincidence that for some time now the Commission has been pivoting its discourse on the summer agreement, focusing on the ‘competitive advantage’ that other countries facing higher tariffs give it. The opposite was to show pride in your naivety. (2/2)
I have made the graph with data on the % of GDP dependent on exports to the US (Y-axis), and with conversations with diplomatic sources and public statements by ministers (X-axis), so that part is quite subjective and approximate.
July 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I have made the graph with data on the % of GDP dependent on exports to the US (Y-axis), and with conversations with diplomatic sources and public statements by ministers (X-axis), so that part is quite subjective and approximate.
There are some curious cases, such as the Netherlands. Highly exposed to the US, but with no particular interest in a specific sector (beyond semiconductors), so it has a somewhat harsher tone than other highly exposed countries, because its interest is a low % overall.
July 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
There are some curious cases, such as the Netherlands. Highly exposed to the US, but with no particular interest in a specific sector (beyond semiconductors), so it has a somewhat harsher tone than other highly exposed countries, because its interest is a low % overall.