Tariff Tantrum! Trump vs EU in trade war showdown

Welcome back to the MCC Brussels Podcast. The show that cuts through EU spin with clarity, candour and a firm grip on the national interest.

This week, three big stories from the heart of the Brussels bubble.

Trump’s Tariffs: Europe’s Free Ride Is Over
Trump is back and he’s coming for Brussels. With a 30 percent tariff wall on EU goods, the message is clear. No more trade freeloading. While the EU bluffs and blusters, American policy is moving fast. Is this reckless provocation or a long overdue correction? And why is Brussels always the last to realise the game has changed?

The Green Deal Revolt: Farmers vs the EU
Europe’s farmers are back on the streets and this time the backlash is political. The sacred cow of climate policy is being slaughtered not by science denial but by economic reality. Who is footing the bill for this transition? Why are farmers treated as obstacles not allies? The science is not the issue. The politics is.

The EU Budget: Integration by Stealth
A new seven year budget is on the table. But it is less a spending plan than a stealth manifesto. Green earmarks. Digital subsidies. EU wide taxes. Brussels is quietly expanding its power into taxation, redistribution, and strategic control. Is this budgeting or backdoor federalism?

Featuring Professor Frank Füredi Executive Director of MCC Brussels
and MCC Brussels' own Paul Rougeron 

Hosted by John O’Brien Head of Communications at MCC Brussels

No spin. No Brussels bubble. Just the blunt truth from the heart of Europe