economy
March 14, 2026
The EU never learns
The EU’s economic situation was dire even before the shocks of the Iran war, and yet it doubles down on supporting the US and Israel
TL;DR
- EU leaders are criticized for an inability to learn, instead "regressing" and repeating past mistakes.
- The EU's economies are struggling, with Germany's industrial orders falling drastically and the Eurozone facing revised downward growth estimates.
- A war initiated by the US and Israel is causing severe energy supply disruptions, leading to warnings of substantial inflation spikes and sharp output drops in the Eurozone.
- EU leadership, exemplified by Ursula von der Leyen, is criticized for not defending European interests and continuing policies that harm the economy, such as maintaining sanctions against Russia and rejecting Russian energy supplies.
- The author suggests that the EU's actions are driven by its role as an instrument of the US empire and international oligarchic structures, rather than by the interests of ordinary Europeans.
- The current mismanagement of the economic shock may provoke backlash, potentially leading to a loss of control for the current EU leadership.
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