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Spain, France & Germany: The New Powers of Europe?
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With the UK out, there’s a space in Europe for a new country to enter the unofficial ‘top 3’. In this video we outline why Spain could be the one to fill the gap; running through the leadership, policies & lack of euro-skepticism.
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The EU’s Sneaky Plan to Tax Big Tech Explained
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In this video, we’ll discuss the EU’s new plan to quietly tax US Big Tech – and whether it could work.
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The EU’s plan to capture US Big Tech revenue
https://www.ft.com/content/ad06ed89-f600-4694-8c95-7d53b6d3315b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/brussels-looks-capture-big-tech-through-tax-large-corporations-ft-reports-2026-10-07/
EU rejects France’s calls for an EU-wide digital services tax
https://www.ft.com/content/e5a76494-71df-4ee0-a85f-b28f2c94ded6?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.vatcalc.com/global/eu-holds-back-on-digital-services-tax-as-us-raises-retaliation-threat/
EU’s proposed CORE mechanism
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2025/08/28/the-commissions-foray-into-corporate-taxation-a-core-problem-for-the-eu-budget/
https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/eu-budget/long-term-eu-budget/eu-budget-2028-2034_en#driving-prosperity-via-competitiveness-research-and-innovation
US exempted from Pillar 2 of OECD’s global minimum corporate tax agreement
https://youtu.be/85voZ2FJhZk?si=6jVOHTB5CBTKvigd
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/06/us-exemption-oecd-global-tax-deal-multinational-companies
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/08/oecd-deal-imposes-global-minimum-corporate-tax-of-15
G7 statement on global minimum tax
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/06/g7-statement-on-global-minimum-taxes.html
https://www.ey.com/en_gl/technical/tax-alerts/canada-g7-releases-statement-on-global-minimum-tax-pillar-two-and-canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax
European Digital Services Taxes (DSTs)
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes-europe/
https://taxfoundation.org/testimony/pillar-one-digital-services-taxes/
https://www.reuters.com/en/germany-seeks-levy-10-tax-online-platforms-like-google-2025-05-29/
Accusations of tax avoidance by Silicon Valley tech companies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/silicon-six-accused-of-avoiding-almost-278bn-in-us-corporation-taxes-over-10-years
https://itep.org/trump-meta-tesla-alphabet-amazon-obbba-taxes/
https://itep.org/amazon-alphabet-meta-tesla-pro-trump-tech-companies-avoided-taxes/
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Has Ukraine De-Russified the Internet?
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In this video, we will investigate how Russia uses bots for its influence campaigns, how the recent strikes may have affected Russian bots and what this could mean for Russia.
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Why the Trump-Putin Diesel Deal is Already Falling Apart
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In this video, we’re going to explain why the Trump-Putin diesel deal is probably illegal; whether it’ll get struck down; and why – either way – it’s a pretty rubbish deal anyway, even from Trump’s perspective.
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Diesel prices/components
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/us-diesel-sales-price-$-per-gallon-w-na-fed-data.html
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/brent-crude-oil
https://www.ft.com/content/f117f347-e1e0-457c-83fc-ba4745581bb2?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Fuel vs Dem congressional ballot
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/09/17/high-petrol-prices-could-hand-democrats-a-mighty-midterm-victory
Trump Truth Social posts
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117412435306815143
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117422699218841250
Zelenskyy comments
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/09/exclusive-zelensky-putin-trump-diesel-deal
https://thehill.com/policy/international/6141601-russia-strikes-ukraine-power-plant/
Laws
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6140830-fitzpatrick-bill-block-russian-oil/
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6968
https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/countering-americas-adversaries-through-sanctions-act-related-sanctions
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5025
Reports that Russia lacks refining capacity
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/10/why-is-us-turning-to-russia-for-diesel-despite-sanctions
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What Would a “European Security Council” Look Like?
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Last month, Ursula von der Leyen announced the formation of a European Security Council that would help to coordinate a response and strategy against hybrid attacks. In this video, we’re taking a look at how this could look like and the hurdles standing in the way.
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https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/ov/SPEECH_26_1868
https://sieps.se/en/publications/2026/forging-european-strategic-unity-the-case-for-a-european-security-council/
https://www.martenscentre.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/european-security-council-blueprint.pdf
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-greenland-crisis-revives-calls-for-european-security-council/
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2020/07/future-e3/origins-and-development-e3
https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/the-consultation-process-and-article-4
https://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/commentary/european-security-council-between-strategic-need-and-institutional
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2024/757822/EPRS_BRI(2024)757822_EN.pdf
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Spain’s Housing Crisis Explained
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As protests take over the streets of dozens of Spanish cities, we explain what caused the country’s housing crisis, how it eventually toppled Sánchez’s government, and what might happen in November.
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@brandblactv
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
This video didn't age well..hahaha…mentioning Europe and Superpower today is a joke..😂😂
@PEPEDEBARRO
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Too much optimistic. The Spanish economy is a hollow shell. The country lives on tourism, sun, sand, paella and sangria. Industry? Some in decadence in the Basque Country and Catalonia, my own country. And we have a capital city artificially swollen, Madrid just consumes and exports nothing. We will see how long the mirage lasts.
@xornxenophon3652
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
I would not discount Italy; I mean they are now under a new "strong" management. Germany, Italy and Spain could even make a call to Japan and revive the old band!
@anonym6089
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Support to spain from Sweden 🇸🇪 ❤️🇪🇸❤️🇪🇺
@delgadoscarlos8806
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Spain the most corrupted country in Europe 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@danielefabbro822
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Except Spain have even worst economic problems than France… Everything perfectly wrong.
It's probably another episode of "Americans try to understand the world".
@ivdstudios
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
EU desperately need a leader in south so other countries can depend on them like portugal, italy, greece etc
@skrat1001
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Wtf is that title? So what were the old powers? Are you serious?
@noname-ot7vd
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Spain? New super power in Europe?😂😂😂😂 isnt their unemployment rate like 13%. Spaniards only know how to take siestas. And what has spain offered to the world besides real madrid and Barcelona?
@philjames6206
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
A decade ago the U.K. was a major player in the EU. Then due to the stupidity of Johnson and Farage, we are now an isolated sardine 20 miles from where the action is.
@katynewt
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Something else which hasn't been mentioned with regards to Spain: With the exception of Morocco, there's a hell of a lot less antagonism towards it from African countries, which means more willingness to cooperate.
Even now, France still insists on treating former colonies as such.
And it's not a bad thing to have a divers leadership and less of a monopoly on France and Germany's part.
@pamelahomeyer748
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
❤❤❤❤ I really think that Spain has a very bright future
@HypermarketCommodity
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Finally Franco payed off
@ElaborateTiger
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Pedro Sánchez deserves a lot of credit for this success.
@andyfr4072
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Poland man ! Poland
@theophile_
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Being French, I'd first like to stress out the UK never was a leader in Europe. Leadership requires power, which FR, DE, ITA, SP and UK have, and a strong political will which was totally lacking in the UK when it came to Europe. France and Germany on the other hand have been pushing for their agendas for a long time.
Now France and Germany face systemic problem (Germany lack of economic diversity, terrible energy, low digitization and aging population, France faces structural society issues like racism and democracy limits, weak economic and rising inequalities) I agree there is room for new top players and more democracy. Let's see how emerges 🙂
@spaniardsrmoors6817
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Is this a joke? Spain is still one of the highest in receiving EU BENEFITS just to survive. It's richest region around Madrid is nearly equal in average salaries to the poorest area of south Italy, Calabria and the unemployment rate is second only to Greece. It's in none of the major world organizations, Italy is in every one including G7 and the 3rd highest NET CONTRIBUTOR to the EU.
@Petreski447
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Wtf is this title?? Germany and France have been main powers in Europa since the stone age
@smal750
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
i would prefer france to leave european union
@Tudelitelparrot
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
As a spaniard, the main reason why I'm pro-EU is that I prefer to be governed by european politics than by spanish ones. They are literally, the worse.
@dai-belizariusz3087
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
idk sounds like copium
@jurassictyrantkingYT
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Note that Spain does not recognize the sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba by the U.S and its allies so I give them credit for that and even though Spain did once have them as subjects now they're opening their arms again not as conquerors, but as friends. China and Russia obviously will never understand the Latin culture but Spain does compared between Spain versus China and Russia. Which is why Spain is more friendly towards the Latin American countries than the us or its allies and China and Russia will not see these countries as equals the longer that they're there they'll see them as subjects. And I have seen Cuban and Venezuelans even traveling to Spain so it shows how much Spain does not want to isolate it's fellow Latin Nations across in the New World. Spain does have the potential of being the one who bridges the gap between Europe and South America and the Caribbean.
@skiteufr
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Spain could dominate. But before that, there's the siesta…
@spencerhurst4911
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
There’s an error at 6:20 where he says 8 billion euros for Africa while 8 billion for Latin America is on the screen
@nixxxon18
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
That's a highly optimistic view. Pedro Sanchez is wasting lots of money from the contributers (tax hell) and meanwhile lots of people in spain (youngsters in particular) are piss poor.
Many young people in Spain (or poorer people) can't even afford a car, and go with an electric motorized scooter, so embarassing and sad.
PS: I'm catalan, i know what's going on. Spain = power? Sounds like a bit of a joke honestly
@SeArCh4DrEaMz
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
I mean to be fair after the disastrous effects of brexit any political party still advocating for an exit out of the eu would be going full retard
@Micha-qv5uf
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Considering the quality of your videos it's quite strange to see obvious mistakes like saying "Africa" instead of "Latin America" or "Euro" instead of "Dollar". Maybe you should incorporate your graphic department into your script writing.
@ksks2086
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
poland italy spain = pis POOLSKAAAA GUROMMMM
@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Espain
@Here_This
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Sabotage in the own countries leads doesn't make other countries better . You can stretch an object , but it will remain the same object and won't change , no matter the force and suppression . Changing and rearranging doesn't work .
@WhoMadeThisBurger69
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
0:45 Germanys GDP is almost double of france, how does this statistic make any logical sense whatsoever
@mariacami-im1ik
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
In my opinion nobody should being the leader of EU. the problem of EU is that a country control all the others. So for this reason the EU is a failure. I see a good EU future in a regions way. So bavaria, lombardy, cataluna, etc.
@MirsadaPobrklic
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Dojkckadh.majneh.lsdh.evropah.msjneh.hih.toth.evropsh
@marcosvidal4940
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
I'm not sure Spain is interested in "emerging" like that. Spain has emerged long time ago in variables that, those countries obsessed with only one variable (GDP) have missed. This eternal economic and influence competition is absurd.
Spain is interested in life. It's a country to actually live a good, healthy, and happy life. A country interested in non-rushed friendly relations with other countries alike.
Some sufficient defense capabilities, and that's it. Leave the race and competition to others that seem obsessed with that.
@BStrapper
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Kiddo's stories…
@raellawrence7116
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
I will live for the rest of my days as a European in spirit only, cursed with being born in the UK, surrounded by xenophobic morons.
@mancityfan45
February 24, 2024 at 9:07 pm
I think there should be a video on Spain and the conquences of the result of the forthcoming general election.
This is very likely to have an impact on Catalunya if PP and VOX form a majority government.
Cries and calls for catalan independence is likely to happen again and this time as a consequence of the war in Ukrainine russia may recognise catalan independence supporter by china and eu support for issues over Tawain.