Faced with Trump, the EU vacillates between firmness and an outstretched hand on commerce | EUROtoday
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OIn Europe, we’re nonetheless very removed from the final mobilization within the face of what Donald Trump introduced all through his marketing campaign: a head-on commerce warfare with the EU with customs tariffs of 10 to twenty% on all merchandise. Meeting in Brussels this Thursday, European ministers accountable for Trade are navigating between transatlantic hopes and vigilance within the face of the anticipated disaster.
“No nation can have an curiosity in a commerce battle with the United States. But mendacity within the mud would even be a mistake, warns German Economy Minister Robert Habeck. The European inside market is as vital to the American economic system because the American market is to Europe. » A posture of firmness which may nonetheless be weakened by uncertainties…
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