On Monday, the EU Foreign Trade Ministers will meet at an extraordinary meeting of the Foreign Trade Ministers to wake Trump’s tariffs and how the EU must respond to the threat of the trade war.
On Monday, the situation caused by the United States was described as a “trade war” and world trade “paradigm” that does not benefit anyone, but harms everyone.
The ministers who arrived at the meeting emphasized that the EU must remain uniform, apply for a negotiating solution and, if necessary, take retaliation if the negotiations do not proceed.
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Minister of Trade Robert Habeck was not enthusiastic about Musk’s zero -duty proposal, according to him, Musk should talk about his proposal directly to Trump. Archive picture.
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Some ministers commented on the meeting when it comes to the president Donald Trump Tesla milieu Elon Muskin The recent wish that the United States and the EU could soon begin to negotiate a free trade between the countries and completely remove import duties.
“I hope that for import duties, we will move on to the situation of zero duties in the future where we have a free trade between Europe and North America. I also hope for a greater freedom of movement between our parts.
German Minister of Economic Robert Habeck On Monday, he had a nasty attitude towards Musk’s proposal.
Habeck said he had read what Musk had said.
According to the German Minister of Foreign Trade, Musk’s output tells about his “weakness and fear”.
“His own company is in trouble and he is scared,” Habeck said in Luxembourg.
He urged Musk to go to talk about his zero -duty proposal to Trump.
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According to the German Minister of Commerce, in this situation, individual EU countries should not start applying for separate agreements from Trump, as unity is the strength of the EU.
Swedish trade Johan Forssell Also commented Musk’s proposal. According to Forssell, zero duties would be the most positive result.
Representative of the French Foreign Trade Minister Laurent Saint-Martin I also considered Musk’s proposal as a “good idea”.
Saint-Martin reminded that no one will benefit from the current situation, at the same time he stressed that France wants to openly discuss all retaliation to the United States.
The Minister of Development and Trade Ministry represented Finland at the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Trade Ministers TAVIO CITY (ps). He also emphasized the importance of the unity of the EU when the Union could defend its interests when arriving at the meeting.
“We want transatlantic trade to grow,” Tavio said and reminded that the United States is one of the three most important trading partners for Finland.