Yesterday, Donald Trump threatened to put “double tariffs” in Spain for not wanting to increase his 5%defense costs. The diverse treatment of the EU country would be difficult, and Spain can hide in the EU to take revenge if something like that happens. But in the USA there are “b” and “C” plans to punish our country in other ways: they can punish specific products whose production is concentrated in Spain, limiting the access of Spanish companies in public tenders or by imposing specific barriers to banks or consultants to work freely on their territory as a form of pressure.
The document prepared by the Commercial Chamber of Spain, with which the Europa Press consulted, indicates other measures that, not being duplicating tariffs for Spanish export, with which Trump threatened, can limit the activities of Spanish companies.
In addition to restriction in state contracts or the application of regulatory barriers, the United States may Apply access to access or use restrictions from this countryas cloud platforms or encryption technologies.
Other measures that the United States could implement in order to harm Spanish companies The approval of phytosanitary requirements for products for agricultural products, such as fruits, wine or oilPlacing the causes of public health, or even requiring new certificates for the Spanish mechanism or industrial products using additional technical control or bureaucratic barriers.
In the field of investment, the government may offer Political or financial risks for American companies for investment in SpainExpand their control over mergers and acquisitions to force Spanish companies to buy American companies or influence large US funds to reduce their exhibition in the country’s strategic sectors, such as energy, banking or telecommunications.
Diplomatic pressure can also affect Spain through international forums or strategic alliances. In addition to confrontation at the NATO summit between the two countries, where Trump said that Spain will be doubled “in tariffs if it retains its position on defense costs, the country can use an indirect veto in multilateral organizations or causes cooperation in the field of security or intelligence related to economic problems.
Black olives preceding
However, and if the United States finally advocate the introduction of bets with imported Spanish products, in Spain the Chamber of Commerce recalls that the commercial policy of the European Union is collective and exceptional. Here, Decisions on commercial issues should be adopted and applied on behalf of the trade union.
Thus, if the country decided to apply selective tariffs to one public state, such as Spain, the European Union will be forced to file a lawsuit in the World Trade Organization (WTO) for discrimination contrary to international law.
This is the case of the Spanish black tables of the table, which suffered a tariff, about 35% in 2017 after a complaint of several American manufacturers to compete with imports with unfairly low prices with subsidies that distorted the market.
Given these accusations, the European Union filed an official complaint to the WTO, claiming that the United States incorrectly attack the joint functioning of its agricultural policy. The international organization partially provided the reason for the European Union in 2021 and recommended that the United States consider and correct some aspects of the superior measures. However, despite the application of certain adjustments, tariffs remain in force.
