The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, organizes a joint press conference with Antonio Costa at the end of the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, on March 20, 2025.
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The European Union prepares measures to counteract the recent tariff of US President Donald Trump when negotiations with the White House fail, the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Commission, said on Thursday.
Trump imposed 20% taxes on the block on Wednesday when he signed A comprehensive and aggressive “mutual tariff” policy. Over 180 countries and areas are subject to these new tasks, a list Published by Trump and the White House showed themselves.
In a livestreams, the Leyen boss proposed that the block was ready to take revenge against the US steps against the US steps in the early morning hours of Thursday.
“We are ready to answer,” she said. “We are now preparing for further countermeasures to protect our interests and business when negotiations fail.”
Negotiations demanded from the Leyen and said that the EU would work towards reducing barriers and not raising it.
“It is not too late to clear the concerns through negotiations,” she said. “Let us switch from the confrontation to negotiations.”
“Immense consequences”
Trump’s pace from the Leyen and said it was a “big blow” for the global economy and that it would “suffer massively”.
“There seems to be no order in the fault, not a clear way to the complexity and chaos that are created when all US trading partners are hit,” said von der Leyen.
She also warned of “immense consequences” and said that the impact could be felt immediately and that consumers all over the world and companies would be negatively influenced.
“The uncertainty will trigger the rise of further protectionism.
The EU would work to support the sectors concerned, including steel, cars, pharmaceuticals and other industries, as from Leyen.
The EU chief said she agreed to Trump that some countries use the current rules in world trade unfairly, and the EU was ready to support the efforts to make the global trading system “for the realities of the global economy”.
However, she also warned that the United States reached for tariffs because its first and last tool does not repair it. “
EU countermeasures so far
From the Leyen said on Thursday that all fresh countermeasures against the United States would expand those that are already in the works by the EU.
The block had already announced retaliation tariffs last month after the USA imposed tariffs Say the measures to protect European employees and consumers. The EU at the time said it wouldNTATRAUS for 26 billion euros (28 billion US dollars) US goods worth US dollars.
Previously suspended tasks – which were at least partially present as President during Trump’s first term – In addition to a number of additional tasks, re -established on more goods.
Industrial steel and aluminum, other steel and aluminum half-factory and finished products as well as their derived commercial products such as machine parts and knitting needles were set. A number of other products such as bourbon, agricultural products, leather goods, household appliances and more were also on the EU list.
After a shift, these tariffs are expected to come into force in mid -April.
