The EU will seek “negotiated solutions” to the new 25% Trump tariffs on car exports
The European Commission will evaluate the decision announced Wednesday by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, to impose tariffs on European car exports and will continue looking for “negotiated solutions” While protecting its “economic interests,” said the head of the Community Executive on Wednesday, Ursula von der Leyen.
“We will evaluate this announcement, together with other measures that the United States plans has “deeply” lamented Trump’s decision to impose a 25 % tariff from April 2 to all cars that are exported to their country.
However, the EU will continue to seek “negotiated solutions, at the same time protecting their economic interests,” added German politics.
“As important commercial power And a solid community of 27 Member States, we will jointly protect our workers, companies and consumers throughout the European Union, “said the president of the European Commission on Wednesday.
Von der Leyen has reiterated that “Tariffs are taxes: harmful to companies and worse for consumers, both in the United States and in the European Union. “
“The automotive industry promotes innovation, competitiveness and the creation of high quality employment, thanks to deeply integrated supply chains on both sides of the Atlantic,” said the head of the Community Executive.
The announcement of the new tariffs occurs the next day of The visit to Washington of the European Commission of Commerce, Maros Sefcovicto hold meetings at the highest level of the Trump government to achieve a “fair” agreement instead of “unjustified tariffs”, the Slovak politician said on the eve.
Trump’s commercial war
The president of the United States signed on Wednesday the Executive Order for this tariff measure that intensifies the commercial war initiated by its administration and that according to it will not affect the auto parts manufactured in the United States.
Trump explained that he foresees that the measure, which will also affect light trucks, can reach him Report to US coffers an amount between 600,000 million and billion dollars In the next two years.
The New York tycoon insisted that this tariff game will attract manufacturers of foreign vehicles to lift plants on American soil to avoid taxes.
Trump also recalled that on April 2, a date he has baptized as “Liberation Day”, it is planned to announce A battery of reciprocal tariffs allocated to countries that have activated customs taxes on US goods and services.
Since he returned to the White House on January 20, Trump has opted to aggressively implement import tariffs from various US partners and correct what he considers unfair commercial deficits for Washington.
The European Commission said last week that it will wait in mid -April to apply The first countermeasures in response to American tariffs To European aluminum and steel, already in force, to give more margin to the negotiation with Washington and achieve a solution.
