Europe is in a moment where the big things Trump wanted from Europe have been delivered, so it is now up to Europe to say 'a deal's a deal, no more tariff threats' and to point out that they need time to implement changes through legal processes rather than executive orders.

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Matthias Matthijs

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the big things that President Trump wanted from Europe, the Europeans have done, right? So it's now up to Europe to say, well, a deal's a deal, you know, no more further tariff threats

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Nathalie Tocci and Matthias Matthijs: Are Europe and the United States Finally Heading For Divorce?Foreign Affairs
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:08:35 PM

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