I just read this week's @economist.com Charlemagne column by @spignal.bsky.social. I usually really enjoy these and mostly agree with them, though using the Turnberry "deal" as an example for the EU's slow decision-making feels really off. In this case US politics is mainly at fault, not the EU.
@spignal.bsky.socialMy Charlemagne this week: the EU is just... too damn slow!
How can it be we are yet to sign off on a trade deal agreed in July 2025 (it took America two months)? Or that we are still spending covid-19 stimulus funds five years on?
Alas the examples are endless
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
economist.com
The EU is just too damn slow
Why Brussels needs to pick up the pace