Donald Trump continues his tariff threats. On this occasion, the President of the United States announced his intention to introduce a 50% tariff for copper imports and up to 200% on pharmaceutical products, although he put forward that the last tax I would begin to apply for a year or a half years.
“I think the tariff of copper will place it by 50%“Trump explained during the press conference after the Council of Ministers. The news that caused the price of metal in the markets up to 17%, although, subsequently, it modified by 10% advance at about 20:30 of the Spanish peninsula.
In addition, the president noted that drug tariffs can reach 200%, which can affect, and the EU, and this will do European export in danger To the United States, especially countries, such as Ireland.
“We will very soon make an announcement about pharmaceutical products. We are going to give people a year and a half to establish themselves, and after that they will be taxed if they bring pharmaceutical products to the country. They will be taxed with a very, very high rate, about 200%“He said.
The measure that announced after ensuring that August 1 Expansion For the effective use of individual tariffs in countries, it will no longer postpone it. In fact, he indicated that New letters will be sent during these days.
“As mentioned in the messages sent to several countries yesterday, in addition to the letters that will be sent today, tomorrow and soon, the tariffs will begin to be paid on August 1, 2025. There were no changes in this date, and no more changes. The expansion will not be provided, ”he explained in a message about social truth.
Already at a press conference after the Council of Ministers gathered in Washington, he confirmed that from August 1, “Everyone must pay” If you want to trade with the United States. On the other hand, Trump insisted that he would supply 10% of the tariff in the countries of Brics, including China, Russia, Brazil or India, from their “anti -American policy”.
Will respond to possible repressions
The President of the Republicans imposed 25% tariff All imports both from Japan and from South Korea. Then, during the day, he tore off the list of affected states, which contained Kazakhstan, Malaysia and Tunisia (25%); South Africa and Bosnia-Herzegovina (30%); Indonesia (32%); Serbia and Bangladesh (35%); Thailand and Cambodia (36%); Both Burma and Laos (40%).
Trump warned all the repressions if their governments were responded with their own taxes, since the figure that they apply to the amount already declared US. He also described “unstable” and “Serious threats” for national security and economy.
The American president also placed the world in order to open his markets and eliminate “tariff barriers, non -set, regulating and commercial”, “possibly”, adjust the relevant rates.
At the same time, the letter encouraged the company to invest in the boundaries of the United States, remembering that the products manufactured would not be punished with tariffs. For this, the Trump administration He promised bureaucratic objects and accelerated file processes.
EU is preparing for “all scenarios” with the United States
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Lein pointed out that the European Union firmly negotiates on the achievement of a commercial agreement with the United States, which ensures a “reliable structure” that ends the tariff war, emphasizing that while Brussels conversations continue For “all scenarios.”
Thus, the head of the Community Executive Director defended himself from the captive meeting of the European Parliament, collected in Strasbourg (France), the determination to agree on a decision that allows the crisis open “Unprecedented” tariff measures About 70% of European imports are imposed by the White House.
Nevertheless, the German conservative escaped the answer directly to the last announcement of the President of the United States Donald Trump, with whom he talked on the phone last Sunday, who stated on Tuesday that the European Union would receive a letter in which new taxes were announced as of August 1.
“Our line was clear: we will be firm, but we prefer an agreed decision. That is why we are closely cooperating with the United States administration to reach an agreement, ”said von der Lein in front of the members of Europe, a few days after recognition at the press conference that I saw “impossible” in detail to close the agreement “ During the initial period on July 9, Washington was marked for negotiations.
“We are looking for a reliable structure from which we can build our common trade,” continued the head of the executive branch of the community, which insisted that the European Union remains faithful to its principles and “protects their interests”.
