Ursula von der Leyen says ‘unjustified’ tariffs on aluminium and steel ‘will not go unanswered’
EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has also just been speaking about US tariffs in the European Parliament, calling them “economically counterproductive,”“bad for businesses, worse for consumers,” and “raising costs for [US] businesses and fueling inflation.”
He said the bloc was “assessing the scope of the measures announced overnight,” but “will be responding in a firm and proportionate way with countermeasures.”
Europe faces an increasingly complex world marked by, among other things, rivalry and unpredictability that impacts our trade relations around the world in the EU.
Turning to our relations with the United States, unfortunately, tariffs came back.
I deeply regret the US decision to impose tariffs on European steel and aluminium exports.
Tariffs are taxes – bad for business, worse for consumers.
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Author : Jakub Krupa
Publish date : 2025-02-11 08:44:12
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