[fijiaarone]

The American billionaire class absolutely controls Europe, and American politics dictates European policy. There is the illusion of European ascendance right now because the American soft power is being channeled through Europe because the faction of the US government (that still controls the majority of soft power) is out of power politically, so they project their values (and funnel their money) through Europeans.

When a Democrat returns to power in the USA, nobody will care what European vassal governments and corporations say or do anymore.

American projection through Europe has made Europe weaker and more subservient than ever.