The EU is preparing further countermeasures to protect its interests, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced yesterday following Donald Trump’s decision to impose 20% tariffs on European goods.
How is the EU responding to 20% US tariffs? Is there still an opportunity for negotiation? Today Radio Schuman analyses the situation in conversation with Euronews reporter Jorge Liboreiro.
The EU has already formulated a response to the US decision to impose a 25% tariff on steel and aluminium, proposing import duties on American goods valued at €26 billion.
EU officials have stated that the bloc aims to respond with a unified package addressing both the proposed 20% tariffs on European exports and the 25% tariffs on imported cars and car parts.
Is there still room for negotiation, or is a full-fledged trade dispute inevitable?
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