#freetrade

India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Russian Federation, have entered into a binding framework to initiate negotiations on a free-trade agreement. The terms of reference were signed in Moscow by India’s additional secretary of the Department of Ccommerce, Ajay Bhadoo, and the deputy director of the Trade Policy…

🇪🇺💥 Explosive scenes in the European Parliament as MEPs go head-to-head over Trump, trade, China, and Europe’s self-inflicted economic crisis.

💣 Shocking Highlights: 🔹 Trump called a loser in Brussels 🔹 MEPs accuse EU of destroying its own economy 🔹 Green Deal = job losses + energy collapse 🔹 Elon Musk calls for zero tariffs 🔹 Giorgia Meloni praised for bold leadership

💬 “You banned candidates, destroyed democracy, and now blame Trump?!” – MEP Șoșoacă 💬 “You act like high school divas. Grow up!” – MEP Tynkkynen

🎥 Watch the FULL subtitled debate now 👇 👉 https://youtu.be/Bh56YODwh_E

Trump loves to blame other countries, claiming global trade has ​“looted, pillaged, raped and plundered” the U.S. economy in his ​“Liberation Day” speech. He claims that the U.S. has been victimized by other countries and has been ​“too nice” in response.

Nothing could be further from the truth — the rules of the neoliberal trade system were rigged in favor of large corporate interests in the Global North. While workers in the U.S. and around the world were the losers, Wall Street, Big Tech, Big Ag, Big Pharma and other U.S. corporate giants have always been the winners.

For decades, U.S. corporate lobbyists have used their privileged access to closed-door trade negotiations to rig the rules to maximize their profits, not to serve working people, small businesses or the environment.

"Clinton Grants Most Favored Nation Status To China"

Illo for New York Press by Danny Hellman