Tariffs, Netanyahu and European hypocrisy

Donald Trump manages to get a front page in almost every newspaper with his ridiculous whiteboard listing tariffs by country. All he needed was to attach the little barometer friar figurine to point at it, accompanying his tongue-twisting explanation. The issue directly affects the economy, and therefore, newspapers on both sides of the political spectrum are abandoning their differences to criticize this trade war with its uncertain outcome and questionable economic logic. The funny thing is watching Vox try to navigate the antipathy generated in Europe by Mr. Trump and his acolyte Elon Musk, who is increasingly becoming a snobby figure, that ridiculous companion of evil in the world. Once upon a time there was a manThe right-wing newspapers will be sweating because they need Abascal's men alive and kicking to be a crutch for an alternative government to Pedro Sánchez. And, in any case, this critical fraternity against tariffs, while quite reasonable, coexists with the hypocrisy of not having said a peep about the protectionism dictated by the EU to curb electric cars from China: a tax of up to 35.3%, in addition to the 10% previously applied.

This Thursday, there is also talk of Netanyahu's visit to Hungary, where Viktor Orbán's government not only does not plan to arrest the Israeli prime minister but will instead come directly from the International Criminal Court, which issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu, accused of war crimes. Once again, the scandal has been great and understandable, but some of the same indignation would have been appreciated when Netanyahu was allowed to fly over French airspace to travel to the US, as the judges had the authority to ground the plane. If the media are committed to raising European awareness, they must be more demanding and increase their criticism of their shortcomings and hypocrisies.