Europe hesitates to draw the commercial bazooka son against Trump – Politico

According to an internal document seen by Politico, the committee forms to impose customs duties of up to 25% on a large range of exports from the United States in response to Trump taxes on steel and aluminum.

National governments will rule out Out on Wednesday. The EU requires customs duties of 25% on a wide range of American exports, including soy, but sweet, tobacco, iron, acir dressed, as well as various types of Maquilage products.

The total amount of American exports concern would be 22.1 billion euros, if we are based on EU imports in 2024, according to Eurostat figures. This amount is lower than that planned, the countries of the EU having put pressure to be certain products, such as the bourbon of Kentucky, are withdrawn from the initial luet. It was a victory for France, Ireland, Italy and Spain.

Too much is too much

Payables like France, Germany and Spain has the European Union to neither neglect any Danans option his relations with the American president.

“We must equally examine closely (the anticocictive instrument)”, a declared the German Minister of the Economy Sorant, Robert Habeck, went to the meeting on Monday. “These are measures that go far beyond customs policy. They are a large palette.

His Spanish counterpart, Carlos Cuerpo, has abound in the same direction.