Jarle Hetland
@jarlehetland.bsky.social
Living the Belgian dream in Brussels. Head of communications for the EFTA Surveillance Authority. Been both here and there as a journalist and as a UN official. Irish-Norwegian. 🇮🇪 🇳🇴 🇪🇺 🌍
Tenker det er greit å retta litt på deg, Dag-Inge Ulstein: Carl Baudenbacher har aldri vore president i EØS-tilsynet ESA. Og verken tidligere eller nåværende ESA presidenter har ytra tilsvarende. Baudenbacher har derimot leia EFTA-domstolen #debatten
The Trump administration seems poised to weaken Europe through a combination of coercion and predatory policies, including arm-twisting on trade, writes @aranchagonzalez.bsky.social. Now, the European Union is “preparing to take its future into its own hands.”
The Resurgence of Europe
The continent can survive American antagonism and come out stronger.
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For en kødd www.aftenbladet.no/okonomi/i/dR...
Atle Berge til Aftenbladet: – Helt utenkelig at Ukraina kan vinne krigen
Ja, det er riktig at jeg har støttet partiet FOR med mer enn 1 million kroner. Og jeg skal gi mer penger til partiets avdeling i Rogaland, sier Atle Berge til Aftenbladet.
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Jesus died for our sins, but He may have to come back a couple of more times to cover Trump’s.
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It is only Monday. Trump says 'not looking' at pause in tariffs www.rte.ie/news/us/2025...
Trump says 'not looking' at pause in tariffs
Follow live updates as President Donald Trump said he was not looking at a pause in US tariffs, and threatened to impose an additional 50% tariff on China.
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Enlightening BBC article on impact of Trump tarrifs on African countries and misguided they are www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
How Lesotho, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are hit by Donald Trump's tariffs - BBC News
Only Chinese goods are facing higher US tariffs than exports from Lesotho, which will be charged at 50%.
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Good explainer by @financialtimes.com on Trump tariffs and how much countries will actually pay and why www.ft.com/content/78c4...
In charts: winners and losers from Trump’s new tariffs
Low rates on Ireland, high levies on Slovakia, Asian misery and the strange tale of St Pierre and Miquelon
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My Trade Secrets response to the tariffs. Bad news: these tariffs cd be worse than the 1930s & the Republicans are inflicting their deep pathology on the world. Good news: this is as yet a US trade war, not a world trade war. Others can resist following Trump's crazy road. First 300 clicks free.
A US tariff pathology is unleashed upon the world
[FREE TO READ] The Republicans have allowed a destructive economic nationalist to lead America into chaos
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This. Plus the idea that richer countries help the poorest grow. The tariffs on exports from least-developed countries such as Cambodia and Laos are among the highest. It's not just callous. It encourages migration.
Anton Spisak@antonspisak.bsky.social · last yr.One point to remember amid all the numbers talk: Trump has just thrown the core principles of the post-WWII global trade system out the window. The most-favoured nation and national treatment principles have, in effect, been abandoned by the US.
So Jan Mayen is hit with 10% tariffs. The island has a crew of 18 people, mostly researchers exporting nothing to nowhere. The Heard and McDonald islands are uninhabited… But I do feel the pain of the 1,500 Tokelau population.
So many bad news coming out of the rose garden. A geriatric utterly out of control.
Jeg tenker det er en del på ytterfløyene som nå ser en del korthus av argumenter falle sammen www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/0V7...
Ny måling viser rekordhøy oppslutning om EU i Europa
Tre av fire europeere mener at landet deres er tjent med å være medlem av EU, viser unionens siste Eurobarometer.
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Very much enjoyed listening to former boss @aranchagonzalez.bsky.social discussing with @gideonrachman.bsky.social the way forward for Europe in a turbulent world 🚀 🧱 Key message: sticking together would help the continent not only survive, but also thrive 🇪🇺 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.ft.com/content/ebdb...
Europe's response to the threat from Trump
Post-war security and trade framework crumbles under new US leadership
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Hyggelig å prate ESA og EØS med representanter fra @arbeiderpartiet.bsky.social til Rogaland fylkesting
EFTA Surveillance Authority - ESA@eftasurv.int · last yr.Today, we welcomed Labour Party representatives to Rogaland county council to ESA. Our Head of Communications, Jarle Hetland, provided an introduction to our role and work. Thank you for the visit! 🙌 @arbeiderpartiet.bsky.social
🚢 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Navigating Challenges to Security & Resilience in European Ports What can be done to mitigate threats to ports in the European Economic Area? 📅 Tuesday, 29 April 2025 (9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) 📍 EFTA House, Brussels 🔗 Apply to attend: lnkd.in/e-nh-hgv
What a big surprise! UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit
Food and Drink Federation say businesses are struggling to deal with added ‘complexity and bureaucracy’
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Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.
FACT Productivity of 🇺🇸 steel plummeted after Trump 2018 tariffs Shielding domestic industries from foreign competition means 📌 less productivity 📌 less incentives for domestic firms to invest in efficiency improvements 📌 less opportunities for technological advance
I doubt this is in line with what the majority of Dutch would want
EUolifant 🇪🇺🐘@euolifant.bsky.social · last yr.Breaking 🚨: The Dutch 🇳🇱 parliament "Shoot oneself in the foot" and votes against #ReArm Europe 🇪🇺! With 73 votes against and 71 for the Dutch are in the camp together with Orban. Will the Dutch coalition survive this?
Why would anyone take advice from Flakey Peter? Especially on trade-related issues www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/u...
Jake Tapper presses senior Trump adviser on claims tariffs will help Americans | CNN
CNN’s Jake Tapper talks with Peter Navarro, White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, about the state of the economy amidst a slumping stock market.
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Norway increases its support to Ukraine to 7.25 billion euro for 2025, more than doubling its initially planned contribution, and confirming Norway’s firm stance together with European allies in support of Ukraine 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺
The usual BS from the MAGA fanboys over at Politico - how is it “huge disunity” if 26 member states agree and a single, small, marginal one dissents?
That’s a lot of federal money blown up www.cnn.com/science/live...
SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft explodes midflight for the second time this year | CNN
The company notched another successful booster catch but lost contact with the Starship spacecraft at roughly the same point it did during Flight 7 in January.
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This BBC graphic is a good way to show why reciprocal 25% tariffs will cause prices on some goods to go up far more than 25%. A piston used in a car engine made in Michigan will cross the U.S. border twice, and will be taxed 25% each time. Some products cross the U.S. border even more than that.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau: "Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."
"We’re witnessing the self-sabotage of the United States" from @davidfrum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
At Least Now We Know the Truth
It’s ugly, but necessary to face.
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