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BumRushDaShow

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4. Here is a press release issued by the EU in 2023 when they enacted it

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 18, 2026, 03:12 PM

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New tool to enable EU to withstand economic coercion enters into force

Some specifics - Protecting against coercion

Am thinking this may have been drafted to deal with Russia (particularly after their invasion of Ukraine) but it'll be ironic to use it against an ally.

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Sounds pretty weak Bayard Sunday #1

Read it again Fiendish Thingy Sunday #2

And US bases in Europe get 'liberated'. Aussie105 Sunday #7

Here is a press release issued by the EU in 2023 when they enacted it BumRushDaShow Sunday #4

Is an ally really your ally Aussie105 Sunday #8

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This flamingdem Monday #10

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"Preferable"? Not according to every single Sci-Fi story that I have ever read! OldBaldy1701E 20 hrs ago #17

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Stock market going for a ride next week flamingdem Monday #11

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