MT Member you sound like one of those Eurocrats.
What a load of bollocks you spout, fair enough this is the same crap the European Parliament produces.
Apart from the last point, I only listed facts. I didn't say I agree to them, nor did I advocate against them. Merely stated facts.
As for the last point, well, that was a personal observation. But I'm not saying I'm in favour of the EU position, merely that in my opinon (and that of others who know much more about this than me) it's unlikely they'll succumb. Particularly after the US has more or less admitted defeat (by Congress not making it illegal for US airlines to join the EU ETS).
Thirdy - "The EU will not bow to China / US / Russia". Wow, really? What not even if russia and china close their airspace to all EU airlines? or they cancel all airbus orders? or they impose huge trade tarifs, I mean its not as if the EU imports much from china is it.
I take it you're quite alright with anti-EU rhetoric of gutter quality, but anything that's not is labelled as pro-EU rant. Gotcha, nice to know where we stand.
As for China cancelling orders, how many times have we heard that? One week it's Boeing cancellations because us.gov have made remarks on human rights, next week it's Airbus because Germany or France has gone done something China doesn't agree to. Well, they've got to buy their aircraft somewhere, and neither Airbus, nor Boeing, nor a combination of either and local production, can meet the demand alone.
And on your last point, China exports more to the EU than the EU does to China. You do the math.