US president Donald Trump On Wednesday, the administration has threatened to set so -called reciprocal duties on other countries, which immediately apply to almost all goods.
Reciprocity means that the level of new customs will be the same as the duties of the target country are for American products.
To date, the US administration has reported a 25 % increase in customs duties for importing steel, aluminum, cars and car parts. Next, the semiconductors, medicines and timber targeted by US customs.
The EU has stated that its newcomers will not take effect until mid -April, as before that, we want to negotiate a reasonable settlement.
Commissioner responsible for EU trade negotiations Maroš Šefčovič Has been to the United States a couple of times to try to negotiate a solution to customs disputes.
According to Kauppalehti’s EU sources, the negotiating attempts at šfčovič have so far been useless because the United States did not want to negotiate.
According to EU sources, the Americans want Trump to present his Maga votes to a tough European discipline before taking negotiations. It is only after Wednesday’s customs passport that the United States may begin to truly negotiate.
Another reason why it has not yet been possible to negotiate with Europeans is due to the fact that the administration does not know exactly what the president intends to suggest.
The third problem is that the Trump administration is poorly aware of the EU and European systems, such as VAT, which may be included in the Trump administration’s reciprocal customs calculations.
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Chairman Ursula von der Leyen On Tuesday, stressed the EU Parliament in Strasbourg that Europe did not start this confrontation.
According to Von Der Leyen, the EU is open to negotiations, but if necessary, ready to take tough retaliations.
“We will carefully evaluate the announcements to calibrate our response tomorrow. Our goal is a negotiating solution,” Von Der Leyen said.
He reminded that the trade relationship between the United States and the EU is the largest and most prosperous in the world.
“We would all be in a better position if we could find a constructive solution. At the same time, it must be clear: Europe has not started this confrontation. We may not want to take revenge, but we have a strong plan to respond at the same time if needed,” von der Leyen said.