[Heyso]

We just don't want to freely give our data to US competitors companies. Is that hard to understand ? Do you think US company would reveal their blueprints and source code to the rest of the world ?

A phobia is an irrational fear, this is a rational fear.

About how EU treat engineers, this is a separate issue, in France at least, there is the belief that advancing in your career (=get paid more) means becoming manager.

[leftcenterright]

It is not hard to understand, I am all for it. Please see my response here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35392323

I think for career advancement, getting paid more is not the only motivation for a lot of world class engineers. Innovatio itself is sometimes sufficient.