I think we should start having a little discussion about how 'Sovereign Europe' as a concept needs a decent amount of industrial policy to get done.
Can't exactly laissez faire our way out of dependency in many key sectors.
China is still a secondary player in traditional industrial robotics. We estimate that Japanese- and European-headquartered firms account for about 85% of revenue; Japan alone is about half. 3/
๐บ๐ฆ Spoke with a representative of the Spanish EM&E today, and they told me that the company has provided over 10.000 GNSS/INS guidance kits for 122mm Grad rockets to Ukraine since 2023, which allows for a CEP of 15m.
At the request of Ukraine, the company also developed a variant with terminal laser guidance which would allow them to retain a CEP of 3m even in a GNSS-denied environment, which has now entered mass production with at least 1.000 units already delivered to Ukraine since Q1 of 2026.
Both the INS/GNSS and laser homing variants of this kit are completely ITAR-free.
La colpa di questo ORRORE ricade su chi da anni ci DISUMANIZZA, insultando noi ucraini sui giornali, in TV, nelle piazze e sui social.
La colpa รจ di chi da anni ci dipinge come nazisti, guerrafondai e accattoni, dimenticando che siamo esseri umani e VITTIME di un'invasione criminale e sanguinaria.
Come possiamo sentirci al sicuro in Italia? Come possono sentirsi al sicuro i nostri profughi, i nostri figli?
Io, sinceramente, non mi sento al sicuro in questo clima di odio.
I tweeted earlier we need a Fell For It Again meme for Zionists who trusted Trump.
We also need a version of it for anti-imperialist or 3rd worldist types who still trust modern day China or Russia to save states that are aligned against the West.
China failed to offset Russiaโs loss of European gas and coal markets, GreenThinkTank analysts found. Despite maintaining high production and export volumes, profitability in both sectors dropped sharply after four years of sanctions. Supplies to China did not compensate for the European market collapse, forcing greater state support, subsidies and tax breaks. Environmental oversight has been eased and data on ecological impact restricted.
@The_Davos_Man@TrackUkraine I think DSA is one big mess, I'm sympathetic to various stuff they push for domestically but they clearly can't reign in toxic shit like the International Committee.
Still we should give credit where it's due.
The frame Europe is starting a trade war with China is strange.
China has been waging trade and industrial policy battle against Europe, sector after sector.
EU diplos asked for change nicely for years
Now the EU wants to do something about it and itโs the aggressor?
Aha.
@Felix_Nuno Hey there Nuno, I see the translate function has made you discover one of Italy's best performance artists, a few weeks ago the former undersecretary was performing in the role of a current Undersecretary of the ministry of Economic development, and the ministry caught him...