{"id":293736,"date":"2025-07-26T16:40:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T16:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/293736\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T16:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T16:40:14","slug":"trump-urges-europe-to-get-its-act-together-on-migration-renews-wind-energy-criticism-ahead-of-us-eu-trade-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/293736\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump urges Europe to &#8216;get its act together&#8217; on migration, renews wind energy criticism ahead of US-EU trade talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BRUSSELS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump criticized on Saturday Europe&#8217;s migration policies and renewable energy projects ahead of his scheduled meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss transatlantic trade relations.<\/p>\n<p>Trump arrived in Scotland Friday evening for a five-day private visit, during which he is expected to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Scottish First Minister John Swinney.<\/p>\n<p>Upon landing at Prestwick Airport, as reported by STV News, Trump said: &#8220;I say two things to Europe: Stop the windmills. You&#8217;re ruining your countries. I really mean it, it&#8217;s so sad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stop the windmills, and also, I mean, there\u2019s a couple of things I could say, but on immigration, you&#8217;d better get your act together or you\u2019re not going to have Europe anymore,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The US president reiterated his long-standing opposition to wind turbines, claiming they damage natural landscapes and harm wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>The private visit includes a key meeting with von der Leyen on Sunday to discuss strengthening US-EU trade ties, the European Commission president announced on X.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Trump announced a 30% tariff on all imports from the EU starting Aug. 1, giving the 27-member bloc time to negotiate a comprehensive trade deal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s arrival in Scotland saw heightened security measures, particularly at his golf resort, Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire, where he was seen playing golf Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Protests against Trump&#8217;s visit have erupted across Scotland, with demonstrators gathering in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Ayrshire.<\/p>\n<p>In Aberdeen, protesters waved anti-Trump banners and Palestinian flags, while some donned costumes mocking the president.<\/p>\n<p>Police Scotland confirmed preparations for ongoing demonstrations throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/p\/subscription\/1001\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:12px; color:#444; text-decoration:none;\" rel=\"noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                    Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. <b style=\"color:#1897F7\">Please contact us for subscription options.<\/b>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BRUSSELS US President Donald Trump criticized on Saturday Europe&#8217;s migration policies and renewable energy projects ahead of his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293737,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[5340,32,2000,299,5187,1699,1220],"class_list":{"0":"post-293736","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-anadolu-ajansi","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-eu","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-european","13":"tag-european-union","14":"tag-ursula-von-der-leyen"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114920530130748248","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}