The EU is ready to take revenge against Donald Trump’s tariffs, Ursula Von Der Leyen

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Ab Donald is ready to take revenge against Trump’s 20 percent tariffs, but first of all, the President of the European Commission warned that the United States would “suffer massively” from the United States.

Trump on Wednesday Opened 20 percent tariffs As part of the “mutual” tariffs against America’s largest trading partners in the block. Trump, “Unfair Trade Experiences” accused the EU long.

Ursula Von Der Leyen, on Thursday, the block of the unit “prepared to respond,” the block said, “he said he preferred to negotiate to” remove the remaining obstacles for transatlantic trade. “

“In response to the tariffs in the steel, we will first summarize the package of measures,” he said, “he said. “Now, we are preparing for more countermeasures, if negotiations are failing to protect our interests and work.”

Brussels, USA is set for 26 billion euros to increase In response to steel and aluminum tariffs On April 12, 25 percent of car exports to be declared last week should not retaliate against tariffs.

Von Der Leyen suggested that some countries are the “unfair preference” of global trade rules and offered the olive branch.

But “Your first and last vehicle reaches to reach the tariffs like you,” the tariffs “would damage the world” and the price of grocers, medicine and transport.

“Global economy will suffer massively,” he said.

Von Der Leyen protected the EU’s target areas, including cars and steel, and protected the market from goods lost.

“We will also watch these tariffs will not be able to do what these tariffs may be and will not be able to swallow the global bridge and unload our markets.

“Europe has everything he needs to make it with a storm,” he said. “We’re together. If you pick up one, you get us all.”

But behind the scenes, Leaders were lobbying To ensure the protection of their industry from revenge to EU counterparts. France asked the EU measures to be offered in connection with Bourbon whiskey, they wanted Irish milk tasks.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a Trump Ally, said before Tariffs “not suitable for either side” And he will look for a contract in the United States to prevent the “avoidance of a trade war.”

Trump accused the EU with a tariff rate targeted by the United States with a tariff rate, a figure, the Commission lowered about 1 percent.

The US president has reached 27 percent in some member states and limited to chicken imports of chicken with chlorine and other household goods for other factors such as VAT.

The White House also aims to regulate block companies and digital taxes.

The EU exported 503 billion euros to the United States in 2023 and consists of 157 billion euros. However, there were 109 billion euros in the services.

Me Can target US servicesFor example, except for companies from public procurement agreements within the framework of suspension of some intellectual property rights and its execution regulation.

One step would be the first use of “anti-compulsion” instrument. However, any event will require the agreement to agree on the majority of Member States.

A professor Simon Elci in the IMD work school said the EU confidence in the US confidence in preventing US cases to prevent Russia and the ability to respond to the block of alternative markets.

“Although the revenge of European trade is a placebo, first-class director and exporter diversification, it offers unresolved prioneblas.”