Sunshine@piefed.zip to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agoThe Top Trade Partner of Every European Countrymedia.piefed.zipimagemessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1250arrow-down16file-text
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minus-squareBabalugats@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 months agoIreland should actively try to trade within the EU more. Irelands biggest exports go to the US. 2nd is the Netherlands (mostly pharma) and then UK. Imports are US and UK. Neither are in the EU.
minus-squareLegwarmer1411@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoAre services counted? Would the US tech headquarters installed make the game difficult?
minus-squareBabalugats@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoNot sure what’s counted, but the big tech hq being there definitely makes it harder for their government to promote digital sovereignity. I got the figures from here: https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ti/irelandstradeingoods2024/toptradingpartners2024/
Ireland should actively try to trade within the EU more. Irelands biggest exports go to the US. 2nd is the Netherlands (mostly pharma) and then UK. Imports are US and UK. Neither are in the EU.
Are services counted? Would the US tech headquarters installed make the game difficult?
Not sure what’s counted, but the big tech hq being there definitely makes it harder for their government to promote digital sovereignity.
I got the figures from here: https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ti/irelandstradeingoods2024/toptradingpartners2024/