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The European commission stated on Tuesday that it was puzzled by the comments of the German Finance Minister Lars Klinbila, which emphasized the EU weakness in current duties on duties, despite the fact that Germany was completely informed until the 27 -year agreement. Donald Trump.
“This is a big surprise for us,” said the representative of the All Gil commission, adding: “Nothing happened here regarding the approach of the committee, negotiations or results achieved without a clear message that we received from our member states.”
Clinbil said on Monday, before his meeting with the US Minister of Finance Scott in Washington, that EU representatives “demonstrated weakness” during trade negotiations with the United States.
“In general, as Europeans, we must become stronger,” Kleningbele insisted, “then we can more confidently withstand the United States. Not against the United States, but in dialogue with the United States. “
Germany “was completely informed about the details of the agreement at the political level,” added on Tuesday the deputy representative of the commission Arianna Pontest.
In the announcement of the EU EU, on July 27, the commission claimed that the agreement is the least bad option, allowing the EU to avoid further escalation of the transatlantic trade dispute.
Nevertheless, the details of the agreement are still in the negotiations, just a few days after the issuance of an executive resolution of the United States, which established 15%. Germany, in particular, continues to see how its automotive industry is under the strong influence of 25% of the US duties, in contrast to a political agreement, which was 15%.
Negotiations also continue which products can have the right to exclusion.
“We are fighting for each product and every industry,” said a senior EU official, adding: “We are really trying to integrate as much products as possible into the list of exceptions.”
It is expected that a joint statement in the ESAP will be published in the near future in order to strengthen political obligations taken on both sides of the Atlantic.
According to the current structure, the United States agreed to fulfill a 15% duty on EU products, while the EU seeks to buy US energy and invest in the United States.