Glad to hear that pasta, cheese, wine and spirits, as well as olive oil and sunglasses, are among the priority sectors of Italy's goods that the European Union wants Washington to shield from higher tariffs.
Major Irish whishey distillery owners are also hopeful U.S. customs duties will be reduced.
It seems higher tariffs continue to impact negatively on U.S. sales and jobs, although they generate government revenue.
In the meanwhile, on the geopolitical front, the 49-year-old Ukrainian man, Serhii Kuznietsov, arrived in Germany two days ago, after Italy's highest court approved his extradition later last week. That man is suspected of setting off explosions that damaged the EU Nord Stream pipelines in 2022. I clearly know that a very small number of blogging friends don't like such news, as they have been shaped to believe that Ukrainians can never be guilty parties. But we are talking about a German criminal court, not a Belarusian or Russian one. Not to mention that EU, UK and US' newspapers don't highlight this news as it should.
Have a nice weekend 🍁🍷🌰
Hi Giorgio!
ReplyDeleteMy comment today will be short because I'm very nervous and sad – some idiot, a degenerate, killed another defenseless animal on my street, left it on the road, and didn't help! This piece of trash (I won't call him a human!) not only showed a complete lack of empathy, but he broke the law against failing to help an animal!!! Unfortunately, this happened four houses down from me.
Giorgio, speaking of NS, in my opinion, the person who blew it up did ok.
Speaking of the USA, I'm furious because I haven't been able to send a larger package to the USA for weeks!!!
Giorgio, I wish you a good weekend!
Such idiot people!
DeleteBuon fine settimana Giorgio!
ReplyDelete...Trump is imbecile.
ReplyDeleteOn the one side, an imbecile President. On the other side, a former President suffering from dementia. Easy to understand they both are billionaires' puppets.
Deleteesattamente, anche se penso che Biden era decisamente più pericoloso.
DeleteI believe that there are criminals in every government. There are those individuals who are so corrupt and grandiose that they think they will never get caught. Of course it makes it hard on the people of the country. As far as my country goes, we are so screwed here. If the "thing" in the white house has collected all this tariff money, he is not using it to better the country or the lives of the US people. Thank you and have a great weekend Giorgio.
ReplyDeleteRight, he must use tariff money to help poor people.
DeleteUy Trump a todo le pone arancel. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteComplex news all around, but your balanced perspective is refreshing, and I hope you enjoy a peaceful weekend too
ReplyDeleteTrue, complex news.
DeleteGiorgio, two Ukrainians blew up a railway in Poland, but they weren't blamed; Russia was. Everyone in the EU loves Ukrainians.
ReplyDeleteMost people don't understand what's going on.
Deleteno, no Irina, ti garantisco che in italia, almeno la metà della popolazione non appoggia l'ucraina, nonostante sia stata nascosta la verità sui fatti di Odessa...
DeleteWell let's hope 'He' doesn't increase tariffs. One minutes he does increase and the next thing he decreases - seems he can not always make up his mind - maybe he tests the waters, so to speak.
ReplyDeleteDidn't hear about the latter matter until now.
Take care, enjoy your red :)
Thank you, Margaret.
DeleteIt's definitely good news for everyone who enjoys great food and drink that the EU is pushing to shield Italian goods like pasta, cheese, wine, and olive oil from higher tariffs. Hopefully, the Irish whiskey distilleries get the relief they need, too. Those tariffs really do squeeze businesses and consumers, even if they pad government revenue. You've got the right idea for the cold weather: a perfect day for a warming glass of red wine.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind a glass of red wine, once a week :-) 🌰🍷
DeleteEnjoy your glass of red wine.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed a glass of white wine with my Roast Chicken dinner :)
I wish you and your family a happy and peaceful new month of December.
All the best Jan
Thank you, Jan. I wish a lovely month of December to you too.
DeleteWhite wine is perfect with the tasty white meat of the Chicken.
It’s interesting to hear that the EU wants to protect Italy’s wine, cheese, pasta, and olive oil from higher U.S. tariffs — that must be important for businesses. I also found the news about the Ukrainian man in Germany surprising.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, cold weather like this really does make a glass of red wine feel extra cozy! 🍷❄
I don't drink alcohol. Trump is nuts with all his silly tariffs!
ReplyDeleteciao Linda, a me personalmente faceva molta più paura Biden, che voleva la guerra a tutti i costi.
DeleteActually, Ukraine war and Palestinians ethnic cleansing took place when Biden got in office.
DeleteQuando dici squilibrata mentale a chi ti riferisci?Spero che non sia io!E' una frase molto offensiva.
ReplyDeleteMa cosa c'entri tu⁉️ Sicuramente si parlava di un' altra persona. Adesso non ho presente il contesto. Mi dispiace che tu possa aver frainteso.
DeleteCiao Giorgio, ho letto i tuoi commenti da Irina, la signora che ti ha attaccato, e sai a chi mi riferisco, con le ali, ho avuto a che fare anni fa, e ogni tanto continua a denigrare e offendere, se poco poco non sei d'accordo con le sue idee. Irina e Olga lasciano scrivere senza offendere nessuno. Scusa dell''intromissione, un saluto Fiorella
ReplyDeleteNessun problema, Fiorella. Non considero il tuo contatto un'intromissione. Al contrario, mi fa piacere ricevere le tue informazioni riguardo a quel soggetto (a mio parere abbastanza ridicolo). Le tue info mi aiutano a comprendere l'inconsistenza di quella persona, che spesso si intromette in maniera poco corretta e poco intelligente nelle conversazioni.
DeleteIrina e Olga sono persone carine, con cui è gradevole interagire. Ma quell'altra persona si intromette in maniera inopportuna e senza aver compreso il contesto oggetto di argomentazione. tra l'altro non conosce neanche gli argomenti di cui discuto con Irina, Melody, Olga ed altre/i bloggers.
Facile capire dai suoi interventi, anche su altri blog, che ha qualche problema in termini di equilibrio psichico instabile, oltre a non essere una cima culturalmente. So che è stata allontanata anche da altri blog.
Grazie per la visita :-) Verrò a trovarti sul tuo blog.
Ciao Giorgio che strano, ho fatto la prova ma a me esce il mio indirizzo email, comunque è fiofiore2002@gmail.com. Ciao
DeleteSu blogger talvolta accadono cose strane :-)
DeleteInfatti, misteri del web😃
DeleteCiao, a distanza di una quindicina di giorni, possiamo benissimo dire che anche gli ucraini non sono santi... anzi... ;-)
ReplyDeleteper quanto riguarda i dazi, purtroppo Trump ha preso esempio dalla nostra vecchia cara Europa, dato che fino a un paio di anni fa, intercorrevano dazi, persino tra i paesi aderenti alle dodici stelle su campo blu.
Per non parlare del 38% che allegramente noi italiani applichiamo ai prodotti made in china....
True: 38.1% tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China.
DeleteThe good news is that two days ago (on the 10th December) a petition was delivered to Trump. It urges the removal of tariffs mainly on wine and spirits. The letter underlines that tariffs can trigger even more job losses, considering that the wine and spirits industries support more than 3.5 million jobs.
Thanks for your comment, Stefano :-)
Ten un buen fin de semana.
ReplyDeleteBuon mercoledì
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