The EU warns 30% of Trumman’s tariffs to eliminate transatlantic trade

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According to the trade commissioner of the block, Donald will be “almost impossible”, if the Trump has applied about 30 percent tariffs, “it is almost impossible.”

Maroš Šefovičin comments, the statement came before the meeting before the meeting of the EU trade ministers on Monday notier The weekend will serve the EU at this level from August 1.

“If you are talking about 30 percent or 30 percent, it will have a big impact on trade,” he said. “It is almost impossible to continue trading because we are used to transatlantic relations.

“Transatlantic supply chains would be very affected by both sides of the Atlantic. Show an industrial leader who is satisfied with this tariff policy,” he said.

Šefčovič The meeting on Monday on Monday on Monday at Monday, in the meeting with Monday, the meeting in the meeting in a short time.

He said to journalists before the congregation, “The feeling of us, we were very close to the agreement.”

However, Trump confused Brussels – and some EU officials say their conversations – with a letter that includes a new tariff threat with the truth platform on Saturday.

Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs were first established in April 20 percent, and then fell to 10 percent to allow for the talks, and the last 30 percent of the president announced the threat.

Šefčovič said that in a lifting for a deal on Monday afternoon, the US trade secretary Howard Lutnick said.

However, diplomats also expect a new package of revenge tariffs against the United States against the United States. They will cover the import of 72 billion euros per annum, and two diplomats said after the lobbies were closed for governments to exempt the original 95 billion euros.

The commission is delayed a separate plan to import 21 billion euros of imports of 21 million euros

Šefčovič said that in 30 percent of the reciprocal tariffs, Trump increases with higher numbers in response, the EU does not have anything to lose.

“Something over 30 percent or more than 30 percent – there is the same or less same effects in the United States – it’s the same or less the same effect. So much practically, trade is prohibited,” he said.

The larger member states are afraid to withdraw to the United States for the fear of provoking Trump.

Friedrich Merz warned the German Prime Minister and Giorgia Meloni, Italian Prime Minister and a commercial war on the weekend.

The European Commission President Ursula Von Der said the duties of Trump, the United States will increase more than 30 percent of the United States to adapt any revenge piles by the United States.

Organizing the EU’s rotating presidency, Denmark, Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, said the bloc considered measures against the services.

He should also think that the EU is the strongest tool, using an anti-compulsion tool (bitter) “Trade Bazoka”. The Bitter EU allows the execution arms to apply restrictions trade The services determine that a country uses the tariffs for strengthening the changes in politics.

“If you want peace, you need to prepare for war,” said Rasmussen.

However, Von Der Leyen said it was not time to use bitterness on the weekend.

Šefčovič said that Brussels consulted with other “like-minded” trade partners regarding the joint reaction without calling any country on Monday.

Trump caught 10 percent of the world in most of the world’s “mutual tariffs”, steel and 50 percent of the national security tariffs and 25 percent in vehicles and parts. So far, only England, Vietnam and China have accepted partial deals with Washington, and the second two are still locked in high tariffs.