President Trump's announcement last week will apply 20 percent of the goods from the European Union, 27 shock waves along the blocks of 27 national partners, the latest in a trade war.
This week, Europe will move forward with the first rejunction – potentially to arrive in several.
EU officials clear a list of revenge tariffs for plans to place the last few weeks on April 15, the foreign and trade ministers of the member countries show their proposals in Luxembourg MondayVoting is expected in the list on Wednesday.
These tariffs will come in response to steel and aluminum collections that Washington previously announced and they are expected to be swept; Initial list Covers everything from whiskey and motorcycles to boats and soybeans. However, they would be a proposal that only the beginning of Europe's Tariff of Mr. Trump's Rifout.
European officials work on additional plans to answer Car tariffs announced in late March and to TO 20 percent tariffs in the board Mr Trump announced last week.
EU leaders rose to the stages for two reasons. First, they need time to digest the flutter of the white house, they will prepare a response to the maximum pain in the United States when minimizing the enemy for European consumers and companies.
They hope that if they respond, Trump will give a TRUP management time to come to the negotiation table. The most recent goal is to still be an agreement to avoid all the commercial war.
“The EU is committed to meaningful negotiations and prepared to defend our interests,” Maros Sefjovic wrote on social media after work as a Friday night, as Friday night “Frank” two-hour meeting With their American counterparts.
The stakes are high as the trade conflict warms. The European Union is one of America's most important Trade partners. And the United States is the largest Export market For European goods.
It is likely to be a painful exercise behind these close relations and American tariffs, it is likely to cost European companies and consumers, increases prices in recipients.
European officials know that the growing trade war can be painful on both sides of the Atlantic. Therefore, they edited the lists: the authorities wanted to get feedback from the continent.
The part of the list, which first included whiskey tariffs first, is first designed to catch in March 31, but late After Mr. Trump threatened to respond to him by hitting him for further elegance 200 percent tariff About all European alcohols included in the United States. Such a move would be crushed for French and Italian winemakers.
Delay came after the authorities – including From France – It would be a mistake that hits the whiskey and the American provoking revenge in alcohol.
This episode has difficulty in response to tariffs and protecting a front. There are different economic priorities in the continental countries and different appetite to withdraw in the United States.
In Northern European countries, some countries have to be strong in response to the European Union, but Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called Italy's idea that it should be chosen between the United States and the Bloc “childhood“She also has were warned against hard revenge.
EU officials first hoped to prevent trade conflict.
The last fall and spent the beginning of this year drive carrots – As a broad spread of American natural gas – in front of American colleagues, hoping to avoid demonstration.
But this strategy failed. Instead, Washington, many analysts and officials had a more aggressive vote. This left the competition of European politicians to make a plan.
It should be noted that European leaders are in American service exports and specifically in large-scale technology companies such as the EU Business of EU.
Several European diplomats have a different opportunity for targeting technology companies, trade war increase and French official clarified Last week, in public opinions, online services may be the first in crosswalks.
The real goal is a contract.
Elon Musk, Technology Entrepreneur and Close Consultant of Mr. Trump, said Saturday “By creating a free trade zone,” the free trade zone will create a free trade zone, “free trade zone,” will move in florence in the florence to the Nail tariff position until the United States, and the free trade zone in Florence will move.
There are European officials Demonstrated the consumption To lower the tariffs in cars and other products, it is likely to be at least some sectors if the United States is ready to talk.
However, the resolution may require time. On Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, said that there are no problems with trade partners 'talks on days or weeks'.