The EU reads revenge tariffs to ensure a better trade agreement with Trump

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The EU must “a reliable danger” to retaliate in the Donald Trump’s trade war, if he wants to get a good agreement, warned the deadline for a high-ranking negotiation.

Bjoern Seibert, European Commission The Chief of General Staff said that after the G7 summit in Canada last week, the prospect of the bloc said that the US President’s two officials will help the United States will help the US assist the EU’s harsh tariff tariffs.

German Chancellor Friedrich pointed out that the government of Merz will give rise to more muscle approaches. “We are ready to use different options in the absence of any agreement. We can defend our interests and we said to the Bundestag on Monday.

Trump threatened to apply 50 percent of “mutual” tariff If there is no progress in trade talks until July 9, the United States wants to seek America’s production to reduce the annual trade deficit in the US-block goods.

Last week, the United Kingdom was agreed with us, and the only one signed. London simplified the market for 10 percent of tariffs, some landing tariff quotas and steel and steel and the US Ethanol and beef.

Seibert Ambassadors Commission President Ursula Von Der Leien was ready to escalate to achieve a better agreement. The United States has asked for support for a package of bacions worth $ 95 billion, and restricted the restriction of the commission against services, including US technology companies and the US technology companies and US enterprises.

The message said, “We need a goal with a reliable balance package,” he said.

Member States have supported American goods worth 21 billion euros from 50 percent to 50 percent, but the commission has postponed their request until July 14.

This package was reduced from 26 billion euros from the producer of France, Italy and other alcohol, and complained that the US whiskey and wine risk the risk of revenge rates to 200 percent. Commission officials will take place for culls sensitive products from these fresh events.

Ireland wanted aircraft, medical equipment and a little food, and Belgium managed to leave diamonds from the initial list.

EU talks have chosen the feature that they will not be able to get a Trump to raise the 10 percent of the imported tariffs. What they targeted to reduce belongs to steel and cars in additional US accounts and potentially semiconductors and pharmaceuticals.

The EU strategy believes that “non-tariff barriers”, policies and the United States from working in the block of their companies.

Matthias Jørgensen, the General Commission, told the European Parliament on Tuesday that was a “red line” on Tuesday. However, he added that the commission will help American companies comply with the rules.

The block is already weakening the green rules in the boost to improve its competitiveness, and this has tried to sell this in response to the tariffs.

Jørgensen said that the EU will be able to eliminate all US tariffs. As with the “dry production” request, as “dry production”, “Gaining is an important factor”.

“We are negotiating as bold as possible,” and “We also need to see that we will end in a scenario that tariffs or some tariffs, or some tariffs will be protected.”

A commission spokesman said the EU is committed to protecting a “safe hazard” to ensure a fair agreement in the United States.

According to Spokeso, internal consultations on revenge measures against US tariffs were continued.

“Our main goal is to negotiate and negotiate to negotiate. However, if a satisfactory results are not found, all tools and options remain on the table.”

Additional report by Laura Pitel in Berlin