Speaking at the planet economical Forum in Davos, Trump said that he erstwhile sought to approve a task in Ireland, but resigned erstwhile he was told it would take "five to six years ...". “I said, “You must be joking,” said the president of the United States.
EU is known for slow decision-making because of the advantage of bureaucracy. At a higher level, contracts are frequently slowed down by the request to get the consent of many — frequently fiercely opposed — stakeholders, including associate States, the European Commission and the European Parliament.
Notable procedural delays include a landmark trade agreement recently signed with the Latin American block Mercosurwhich has been prepared for 20 years. Turkey, in turn, applied to join the EU in 1987 — and her proposal is inactive pending.
— The head of a large airline called me, recalls Trump. “ Can you aid us, ” he said. Landing in Europe is brutal, they charge us for everything." I asked what it looked like compared to China. A he replied, “It is much worse”.
The U.S. president added that his friends in the EU "want to be able to compete better, and can not be competed erstwhile you cannot rapidly pass through the approval process."
Trump besides took the chance to criticise the EU's approach to the United States. “They do not accept our abroad products and do not accept our cars, but they send cars to us in millions,” he said.
According to Trump, the EU treats the United States "very badly, very unfairly". He pointed to the fresh multi-billion-dollar fines imposed on Google for anti-competitive business practices and Apple for breach of State aid rules.
