Donald Trump can boast of his blackmail. The US President said on Tuesday in his social networks that the threat of introducing 50% of tariffs accelerates negotiations with the EU, although he insists that he considers himself free if he does not convince him during the conversations, the unilateral imposition of the tariff that he considers appropriate.
“I was extremely pleased with the announcement of a 50% tariff for the European Union, especially because they“ slowed down (to gently express this), our negotiations with them, ”Trump said. “Remember that I have the right to“ establish an agreement ”for trading in the United States if we cannot close obligations or if we are unjustly contacted. ”
Trump continues: “I just said that the EU called for quickly establishing meetings.
The person responsible for the negotiations of the EU, the commissar of trade, Marosh Shefchovich, made his American colleagues on Monday: Trade Minister Howard Latnik and Jamison Grier, the main commercial negotiator of the United States. After the meeting, Shefchovich said: “I talked well with the secretary Lutnik and the ambassador Gir. The commission is still fully committed to constructive efforts to quickly advance to the agreement between the EU and the USA. We remain in constant contact. ”
The European Union wants to try an agreement with the United States for tariffs, as it is. So The European Commission expressed this FridayAfter the threat of 50% of the Donald Trump tariff as of June 1. And this Sunday, President Ursula von Der Lane talked with him on the phone and asked Margin until July 9 to give a margin for negotiations for which the US President gained access: “Today I received a call from Ursuly the wave, the president of the European Commission, at the request at the debut of the debut on the debut on the debut of the debut in debt. According to a debut in a debut by 15% by 15% by 15% compared to 50% compared to 50% compared to 50% compared to 50% compared to 50%. Trade and European Union.
On July 9, this is when the 90 -day partial truce expired the validity of Trump, initially to “20%of mutual tariffs”. In response, the EU paralyzed the countermeasures that he approved to answer 25% of aluminum rates and steel. But in full negotiations and with a proposal from Brussels on the table, Trump struck a new blow on the board of directors and announced a 50% tariff that would enter into force for several days.