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Sabine Weyand @sabineweyand.bsky.social · Feb 18

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Things you always wanted to know about the EU-US trade & investment relationship, about “reciprocal” tariffs, whether VAT is a tariff (spoiler alert: no) - have a look👇

Questions and Answers on the US reciprocal tariff policy

What is the current value of EU-US trade and investment? Total bilateral trade in goods reached €851 billion in 2023. The EU exported €503 billion of goods to the US market, while importing €347 bill

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Sabine Weyand @sabineweyand.bsky.social · Feb 14

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Statement on the US reciprocal tariff policy

The European Commission views President Trump's proposed

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Peter M. Wagner @petermwagner.bsky.social · Jan 26

Wirklich sehenswerte Ausstellung zu Kunst aus #Odesa 🇺🇦 in #Berlin - und ein lesenswerter Artikel www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Jan 17

Today, Europe and Mexico are taking a major step forward in their partnership.

Negotiators of both sides have just concluded on a modernised Global Agreement with Mexico ↓

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Rick @flipchartrick.bsky.social · Jan 11

Excellent pice by @davidallengreen.bsky.social with bonus points for quoting Madness.

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The coming battle between social media and the state

Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength

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Sabine Weyand @sabineweyand.bsky.social · Dec 7

First time I share a call for donations on social media: this is in support of a school in Nepal where my niece and her partner currently work. Have a look at the project on Insta www.instagram.com/reel/DDKMHki...

Sign “Education for all on a plot if land against the backdrop of a mountain range in Nepal

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Sabine Weyand @sabineweyand.bsky.social · Dec 6

Want to know more?

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Press release: europa.eu/!w8pWpf

Questions & answers: europa.eu/!cKr3pg

Factsheets:

Agri: europa.eu/!xbf8Xp

Sustainability: europa.eu/!Jg6QVP

Food Safety: europa.eu/!Yb4RHm

EU and Mercosur reach political agreement on groundbreaking partnership

Today, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and her counterparts from four Mercosur countries finalised negotiations for a groundbreaking EU-Mercosur partnership agreement

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Sabine Weyand @sabineweyand.bsky.social · Dec 6

Negotiations on EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement 🇪🇺🤝🇧🇷🇵🇾🇺🇾🇦🇷 are done!
✅Stronger ties to tackle global challenges
✅New business opps
✅ Increased exports of EU agrifood & protecting EU farmers
✅ Commitments to stop deforestation
✅ Access to key raw materials

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Sabine Weyand @sabineweyand.bsky.social · Dec 6

Want to know more?

👇

Press release: europa.eu/!w8pWpf

Questions & answers: europa.eu/!cKr3pg

Factsheets:

Agri: europa.eu/!xbf8Xp

Sustainability: europa.eu/!Jg6QVP

Food Safety: europa.eu/!Yb4RHm

EU and Mercosur reach political agreement on groundbreaking partnership

Today, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and her counterparts from four Mercosur countries finalised negotiations for a groundbreaking EU-Mercosur partnership agreement

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Sabine Weyand @sabineweyand.bsky.social · Dec 6

Negotiations on EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement 🇪🇺🤝🇧🇷🇵🇾🇺🇾🇦🇷 are done!
✅Stronger ties to tackle global challenges
✅New business opps
✅ Increased exports of EU agrifood & protecting EU farmers
✅ Commitments to stop deforestation
✅ Access to key raw materials

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Peter M. Wagner @petermwagner.bsky.social · Nov 18

For #1000days #Ukraine 🇺🇦 is successfully resisting to Russia‘s full-scale attempt to destroy the country and deny Ukrainians their right to exist. The #EU 🇪🇺 continues to stand by Ukraine.

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Sabine Weyand @sabineweyand.bsky.social · Sep 21

Als „Exilsaarländerin“ habe ich mich auf diese Folge besonders gefreut - und wurde nicht enttäuscht. Unbedingte Hörempfehlung! podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...

Das Saarland - Der Underdog unter den Bundesländern

Trotz seiner überschaubaren Größe bietet das Saarland eine beeindruckende und vielseitige Geschichte. Erbitterte Hügelkämpfe im Deutsch-Französischen Krieg, und

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Dec 14

We finally got Blue Sky in Brussels.

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Peter M. Wagner @petermwagner.bsky.social · Dec 24

Efficiency: 😎 Christmas 🎄 gifts 🎁 from @pulseofeurope.bsky.social for @sabineweyand.bsky.social 🇪🇺 and nine nieces and nephews have arrived. 🇪🇺🦾🇺🇦

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Sabine Weyand @sabineweyand.bsky.social · Dec 20

🇪🇺🎙️ From Seattle to Osaka, Brussels, London and Rome. It's been fun walking down the trade memory lane for this episode of Trade-Off.

But it's also good to look forward and talk about what's next for trade. Tune in on your favourite podcast platform!

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Sabine Weyand @sabineweyand.bsky.social · Dec 16

As a newcomer to both Bluesky and Threads, I am a bit at a loss here….Quite difficult to figure out what to use for which purpose….

Schwartz @schwartzht.bsky.social · Dec 16

Die 4 großen Mikroblogging-Plattformen

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