reabsorbthelight

US rules control a lot of how Americans can invest their money.

• https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/report-of-foreign-bank-and-financial-accounts-fbar
• https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-8621

not to mention the US taxation of Americans abroad. My understanding is that it's very difficult for Americans to invest in EU funds and/or use EU banks. Americans in Europe I know opt to keep their investments and large account balances in the US, with spending money in EU accounts.

I'm not an economist, but if these rules were gone, would this help the EU economy, by allowing US money to be invested into Europe more freely? For example, concerned Americans could move their accounts to EU investment funds/accounts

ASUNCION - Top officials from the EU and the South American bloc Mercosur signed a free trade agreement on Saturday in Paraguay, paving the way for the European Union's largest-ever trade accord after 25 years of negotiations.

The agreement, designed to lower tariffs and boost trade between the two regions, must now gain the consent of the European Parliament and be ratified by the legislatures of Mercosur members Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

My country heavily uses Facebook for all events. Sadly I can't find cool events without it. Even leftist groups are heavily on Meta, which I can't understand....

Does anyone have experience pushing to get communities off of Meta? Suggestions?

I'm in a NATO "ally" to the US country