Jarle Hetland
@jarlehetland.bsky.social
Living the Belgian dream in Brussels.
Head of communications for the EFTA Surveillance Authority. Been both here and there as a journalist and as a UN official. Irish-Norwegian.
🇮🇪 🇳🇴 🇪🇺 🌍
Head of communications for the EFTA Surveillance Authority. Been both here and there as a journalist and as a UN official. Irish-Norwegian.
🇮🇪 🇳🇴 🇪🇺 🌍
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The Trump administration seems poised to weaken Europe through a combination of coercion and predatory policies, including arm-twisting on trade, writes @aranchagonzalez.bsky.social. Now, the European Union is “preparing to take its future into its own hands.”
The Resurgence of Europe
The continent can survive American antagonism and come out stronger.
www.foreignaffairs.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Trump administration seems poised to weaken Europe through a combination of coercion and predatory policies, including arm-twisting on trade, writes @aranchagonzalez.bsky.social. Now, the European Union is “preparing to take its future into its own hands.”
April 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Jesus died for our sins, but He may have to come back a couple of more times to cover Trump’s.
April 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Jesus died for our sins, but He may have to come back a couple of more times to cover Trump’s.
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📢 Join us for our event on Navigating Challenges to Security & Resilience in European Ports! 🚢
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📍 EFTA House, Brussels
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March 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
📢 Join us for our event on Navigating Challenges to Security & Resilience in European Ports! 🚢
Sign up here 👉https://forms.office.com/e/ULu6vwNTPL
📅 Tuesday, 29 April 2025
🕖 09:00 – 13:30 CET
📍 EFTA House, Brussels
See the programme below - more details to follow!👇
Sign up here 👉https://forms.office.com/e/ULu6vwNTPL
📅 Tuesday, 29 April 2025
🕖 09:00 – 13:30 CET
📍 EFTA House, Brussels
See the programme below - more details to follow!👇
Enlightening BBC article on impact of Trump tarrifs on African countries and misguided they are
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
How Lesotho, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are hit by Donald Trump's tariffs - BBC News
Only Chinese goods are facing higher US tariffs than exports from Lesotho, which will be charged at 50%.
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org
April 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Enlightening BBC article on impact of Trump tarrifs on African countries and misguided they are
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....
Good explainer by @financialtimes.com on Trump tariffs and how much countries will actually pay and why
www.ft.com/content/78c4...
www.ft.com/content/78c4...
In charts: winners and losers from Trump’s new tariffs
Low rates on Ireland, high levies on Slovakia, Asian misery and the strange tale of St Pierre and Miquelon
www.ft.com
April 5, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Good explainer by @financialtimes.com on Trump tariffs and how much countries will actually pay and why
www.ft.com/content/78c4...
www.ft.com/content/78c4...
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My Trade Secrets response to the tariffs.
Bad news: these tariffs cd be worse than the 1930s & the Republicans are inflicting their deep pathology on the world.
Good news: this is as yet a US trade war, not a world trade war. Others can resist following Trump's crazy road.
First 300 clicks free.
Bad news: these tariffs cd be worse than the 1930s & the Republicans are inflicting their deep pathology on the world.
Good news: this is as yet a US trade war, not a world trade war. Others can resist following Trump's crazy road.
First 300 clicks free.
A US tariff pathology is unleashed upon the world
[FREE TO READ] The Republicans have allowed a destructive economic nationalist to lead America into chaos
on.ft.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My Trade Secrets response to the tariffs.
Bad news: these tariffs cd be worse than the 1930s & the Republicans are inflicting their deep pathology on the world.
Good news: this is as yet a US trade war, not a world trade war. Others can resist following Trump's crazy road.
First 300 clicks free.
Bad news: these tariffs cd be worse than the 1930s & the Republicans are inflicting their deep pathology on the world.
Good news: this is as yet a US trade war, not a world trade war. Others can resist following Trump's crazy road.
First 300 clicks free.
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This. Plus the idea that richer countries help the poorest grow. The tariffs on exports from least-developed countries such as Cambodia and Laos are among the highest.
It's not just callous. It encourages migration.
It's not just callous. It encourages migration.
One point to remember amid all the numbers talk: Trump has just thrown the core principles of the post-WWII global trade system out the window.
The most-favoured nation and national treatment principles have, in effect, been abandoned by the US.
The most-favoured nation and national treatment principles have, in effect, been abandoned by the US.
A blanket 10% tariff on the UK; 20% on the EU; 34% on China; 46% on Vietnam; 24% on Japan; 26% on India; and much more.
This is the biggest increase in trade barriers globally in decades — quite possibly since WWII.
This is the biggest increase in trade barriers globally in decades — quite possibly since WWII.
April 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This. Plus the idea that richer countries help the poorest grow. The tariffs on exports from least-developed countries such as Cambodia and Laos are among the highest.
It's not just callous. It encourages migration.
It's not just callous. It encourages migration.
So Jan Mayen is hit with 10% tariffs. The island has a crew of 18 people, mostly researchers exporting nothing to nowhere.
The Heard and McDonald islands are uninhabited…
But I do feel the pain of the 1,500 Tokelau population.
The Heard and McDonald islands are uninhabited…
But I do feel the pain of the 1,500 Tokelau population.
April 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
So Jan Mayen is hit with 10% tariffs. The island has a crew of 18 people, mostly researchers exporting nothing to nowhere.
The Heard and McDonald islands are uninhabited…
But I do feel the pain of the 1,500 Tokelau population.
The Heard and McDonald islands are uninhabited…
But I do feel the pain of the 1,500 Tokelau population.
So many bad news coming out of the rose garden. A geriatric utterly out of control.
April 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
So many bad news coming out of the rose garden. A geriatric utterly out of control.
Jeg tenker det er en del på ytterfløyene som nå ser en del korthus av argumenter falle sammen
www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/0V7...
www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/0V7...
Ny måling viser rekordhøy oppslutning om EU i Europa
Tre av fire europeere mener at landet deres er tjent med å være medlem av EU, viser unionens siste Eurobarometer.
www.aftenposten.no
March 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Jeg tenker det er en del på ytterfløyene som nå ser en del korthus av argumenter falle sammen
www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/0V7...
www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/0V7...
Very much enjoyed listening to former boss @aranchagonzalez.bsky.social discussing with @gideonrachman.bsky.social the way forward for Europe in a turbulent world 🚀 🧱
Key message: sticking together would help the continent not only survive, but also thrive 🇪🇺
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www.ft.com/content/ebdb...
Key message: sticking together would help the continent not only survive, but also thrive 🇪🇺
⬇️⬇️⬇️
www.ft.com/content/ebdb...
Europe's response to the threat from Trump
Post-war security and trade framework crumbles under new US leadership
www.ft.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Very much enjoyed listening to former boss @aranchagonzalez.bsky.social discussing with @gideonrachman.bsky.social the way forward for Europe in a turbulent world 🚀 🧱
Key message: sticking together would help the continent not only survive, but also thrive 🇪🇺
⬇️⬇️⬇️
www.ft.com/content/ebdb...
Key message: sticking together would help the continent not only survive, but also thrive 🇪🇺
⬇️⬇️⬇️
www.ft.com/content/ebdb...
Hyggelig å prate ESA og EØS med representanter fra @arbeiderpartiet.bsky.social til Rogaland fylkesting
Today, we welcomed Labour Party representatives to Rogaland county council to ESA.
Our Head of Communications, Jarle Hetland, provided an introduction to our role and work.
Thank you for the visit! 🙌 @arbeiderpartiet.bsky.social
Our Head of Communications, Jarle Hetland, provided an introduction to our role and work.
Thank you for the visit! 🙌 @arbeiderpartiet.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Hyggelig å prate ESA og EØS med representanter fra @arbeiderpartiet.bsky.social til Rogaland fylkesting
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🚢 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Navigating Challenges to Security & Resilience in European Ports
What can be done to mitigate threats to ports in the European Economic Area?
📅 Tuesday, 29 April 2025 (9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.)
📍 EFTA House, Brussels
🔗 Apply to attend: lnkd.in/e-nh-hgv
What can be done to mitigate threats to ports in the European Economic Area?
📅 Tuesday, 29 April 2025 (9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.)
📍 EFTA House, Brussels
🔗 Apply to attend: lnkd.in/e-nh-hgv
March 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🚢 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Navigating Challenges to Security & Resilience in European Ports
What can be done to mitigate threats to ports in the European Economic Area?
📅 Tuesday, 29 April 2025 (9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.)
📍 EFTA House, Brussels
🔗 Apply to attend: lnkd.in/e-nh-hgv
What can be done to mitigate threats to ports in the European Economic Area?
📅 Tuesday, 29 April 2025 (9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.)
📍 EFTA House, Brussels
🔗 Apply to attend: lnkd.in/e-nh-hgv
What a big surprise!
UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit
Food and Drink Federation say businesses are struggling to deal with added ‘complexity and bureaucracy’
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
What a big surprise!
UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.
March 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.
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FACT
Productivity of 🇺🇸 steel plummeted after Trump 2018 tariffs
Shielding domestic industries from foreign competition means 📌 less productivity
📌 less incentives for domestic firms to invest in efficiency improvements
📌 less opportunities for technological advance
Productivity of 🇺🇸 steel plummeted after Trump 2018 tariffs
Shielding domestic industries from foreign competition means 📌 less productivity
📌 less incentives for domestic firms to invest in efficiency improvements
📌 less opportunities for technological advance
March 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
FACT
Productivity of 🇺🇸 steel plummeted after Trump 2018 tariffs
Shielding domestic industries from foreign competition means 📌 less productivity
📌 less incentives for domestic firms to invest in efficiency improvements
📌 less opportunities for technological advance
Productivity of 🇺🇸 steel plummeted after Trump 2018 tariffs
Shielding domestic industries from foreign competition means 📌 less productivity
📌 less incentives for domestic firms to invest in efficiency improvements
📌 less opportunities for technological advance
I doubt this is in line with what the majority of Dutch would want
Breaking 🚨: The Dutch 🇳🇱 parliament "Shoot oneself in the foot" and votes against #ReArm Europe 🇪🇺!
With 73 votes against and 71 for the Dutch are in the camp together with Orban.
Will the Dutch coalition survive this?
With 73 votes against and 71 for the Dutch are in the camp together with Orban.
Will the Dutch coalition survive this?
Tweede Kamer spreekt zich met 73 tegen 71 (aanname van de motie-Eerdmans) uit tegen gezamenlijke Europese defensie-investeringen en schaart zich hiermee eenzaam naast Hongarije
March 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I doubt this is in line with what the majority of Dutch would want
Why would anyone take advice from Flakey Peter? Especially on trade-related issues
www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/u...
Jake Tapper presses senior Trump adviser on claims tariffs will help Americans | CNN
CNN’s Jake Tapper talks with Peter Navarro, White House senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, about the state of the economy amidst a slumping stock market.
www.cnn.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Why would anyone take advice from Flakey Peter? Especially on trade-related issues
www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/u...
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Norway increases its support to Ukraine to 7.25 billion euro for 2025, more than doubling its initially planned contribution, and confirming Norway’s firm stance together with European allies in support of Ukraine 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺
March 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Norway increases its support to Ukraine to 7.25 billion euro for 2025, more than doubling its initially planned contribution, and confirming Norway’s firm stance together with European allies in support of Ukraine 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺
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The usual BS from the MAGA fanboys over at Politico - how is it “huge disunity” if 26 member states agree and a single, small, marginal one dissents?
March 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The usual BS from the MAGA fanboys over at Politico - how is it “huge disunity” if 26 member states agree and a single, small, marginal one dissents?