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Jarle Hetland

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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. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ ๐ŸŒ

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Tenker det er greit รฅ retta litt pรฅ deg, Dag-Inge Ulstein: Carl Baudenbacher har aldri vore president i Eร˜S-tilsynet ESA. Og verken tidligere eller nรฅvรฆrende ESA presidenter har ytra tilsvarende.

Baudenbacher har derimot leia EFTA-domstolen

#debatten

28.11.2025 12:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Resurgence of Europe The continent can survive American antagonism and come out stronger.

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 โ€œpreparing to take its future into its own hands.โ€

27.05.2025 18:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Atle Berge til Aftenbladet: โ€“ Helt utenkelig at Ukraina kan vinne krigen Ja, det er riktig at jeg har stรธttet partiet FOR med mer enn 1 million kroner. Og jeg skal gi mer penger til partiets avdeling i Rogaland, sier Atle Berge til Aftenbladet.

For en kรธdd

www.aftenbladet.no/okonomi/i/dR...

21.05.2025 06:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
JD Vance as the Grim Reaper following death of Pope Francis

JD Vance as the Grim Reaper following death of Pope Francis

What a lot of people are thinking todayโ€ฆ

By Fredrik Skavlan / www.instagram.com/p/DItMn6poda...

21.04.2025 16:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jesus died for our sins, but He may have to come back a couple of more times to cover Trumpโ€™s.

20.04.2025 14:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 6309 ๐Ÿ” 844 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1251 ๐Ÿ“Œ 147
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๐Ÿ“ข Join us for our event on Navigating Challenges to Security & Resilience in European Ports! ๐Ÿšข

Sign up here ๐Ÿ‘‰https://forms.office.com/e/ULu6vwNTPL

๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, 29 April 2025
๐Ÿ•– 09:00 โ€“ 13:30 CET
๐Ÿ“ EFTA House, Brussels

See the programme below - more details to follow!๐Ÿ‘‡

25.03.2025 14:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump signs executive orders to boost coal industry

It is only Tuesday.

www.france24.com/en/video/202...

08.04.2025 20:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.

It is only Monday.

Trump says 'not looking' at pause in tariffs www.rte.ie/news/us/2025...

07.04.2025 20:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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%.

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....

05.04.2025 17:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In charts: winners and losers from Trumpโ€™s new tariffs Low rates on Ireland, high levies on Slovakia, Asian misery and the strange tale of St Pierre and Miquelon

Good explainer by @financialtimes.com on Trump tariffs and how much countries will actually pay and why

www.ft.com/content/78c4...

05.04.2025 05:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

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.

03.04.2025 14:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 156 ๐Ÿ” 57 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

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.

02.04.2025 21:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 uninhabitedโ€ฆ

But I do feel the pain of the 1,500 Tokelau population.

02.04.2025 21:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So many bad news coming out of the rose garden. A geriatric utterly out of control.

02.04.2025 21:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ny mรฅling viser rekordhรธy oppslutning om EU i Europa Tre av fire europeere mener at landet deres er tjent med รฅ vรฆre medlem av EU, viser unionens siste Eurobarometer.

Jeg tenker det er en del pรฅ ytterflรธyene som nรฅ ser en del korthus av argumenter falle sammen

www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/0V7...

25.03.2025 08:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Europe's response to the threat from Trump Post-war security and trade framework crumbles under new US leadership

Very much enjoyed listening to former boss @aranchagonzalez.bsky.social discussing with @gideonrachman.bsky.social the way forward for Europe in a turbulent world ๐Ÿš€ ๐Ÿงฑ

Key message: sticking together would help the continent not only survive, but also thrive ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

www.ft.com/content/ebdb...

19.03.2025 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hyggelig รฅ prate ESA og Eร˜S med representanter fra @arbeiderpartiet.bsky.social til Rogaland fylkesting

18.03.2025 22:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšข EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Navigating Challenges to Security & Resilience in European Ports

What can be done to mitigate threats to ports in the European Economic Area?

๐Ÿ“… Tuesday, 29 April 2025 (9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.)
๐Ÿ“ EFTA House, Brussels
๐Ÿ”— Apply to attend: lnkd.in/e-nh-hgv

18.03.2025 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit Food and Drink Federation say businesses are struggling to deal with added โ€˜complexity and bureaucracyโ€™

What a big surprise!

UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

14.03.2025 10:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.

12.03.2025 00:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 73289 ๐Ÿ” 13947 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1772 ๐Ÿ“Œ 439
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FACT

Productivity of ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ steel plummeted after Trump 2018 tariffs

Shielding domestic industries from foreign competition means ๐Ÿ“Œ less productivity
๐Ÿ“Œ less incentives for domestic firms to invest in efficiency improvements
๐Ÿ“Œ less opportunities for technological advance

11.03.2025 09:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I doubt this is in line with what the majority of Dutch would want

12.03.2025 11:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jake Tapper presses senior Trump adviser on claims tariffs will help Americans | CNN CNNโ€™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.

Why would anyone take advice from Flakey Peter? Especially on trade-related issues

www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/u...

12.03.2025 07:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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 Norwayโ€™s firm stance together with European allies in support of Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

06.03.2025 17:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The usual BS from the MAGA fanboys over at Politico - how is it โ€œhuge disunityโ€ if 26 member states agree and a single, small, marginal one dissents?

06.03.2025 20:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 44 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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SpaceXโ€™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.

Thatโ€™s a lot of federal money blown up

www.cnn.com/science/live...

07.03.2025 06:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Heading: Tariffs could push up costs for car industry. The graphic shows a map, with 5 steps in the manufacture of a piston.

1. Powdered aluminium sent from Tennessee
2. Turned into rods in Pennsylvania
3. Shipped to Canada, Canadian tariff paid at border, rods shaped and polished in Canada
4. Rods sent to Mexico for assembly into pistons. Direct transfers from Canada to Mexico do not incur tariffs.
5. Shipped to Michigan. US tariff paid at border. Pistons become part of engine in Michigan.

Heading: Tariffs could push up costs for car industry. The graphic shows a map, with 5 steps in the manufacture of a piston. 1. Powdered aluminium sent from Tennessee 2. Turned into rods in Pennsylvania 3. Shipped to Canada, Canadian tariff paid at border, rods shaped and polished in Canada 4. Rods sent to Mexico for assembly into pistons. Direct transfers from Canada to Mexico do not incur tariffs. 5. Shipped to Michigan. US tariff paid at border. Pistons become part of engine in Michigan.

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.

04.03.2025 14:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1994 ๐Ÿ” 937 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 71 ๐Ÿ“Œ 76
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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."

04.03.2025 16:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 4064 ๐Ÿ” 1379 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 94 ๐Ÿ“Œ 205
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What Reagan said

www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/spe...

02.03.2025 04:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0