Trade deal: “Donald Trump’s strange way of punishing the EU”

“Neue Zürcher Zeitung”: “Many important details in the trade agreement between the USA and the EU remain open, and yet the overall picture can already be seen: this ‘deal’ is one -sided. The USA increases its tariffs to goods from Europe to 15 percent. The result reflects the current strength.

“Wall Street Journal”: “Unfortunately, the deal does not seem to take into account America’s biggest trading problems with Europe, such as digital taxes, punitive measures against US technology companies and wrong food safety regulations. The agreement does not require any higher medication prices, one of Trump’s long-term symptoms. Trump seems to have given up these goals in favor of its beloved tariffs, which are given a tax increase for US consumers and companies Representing the Americans more for medication is a strange way to punish Europe for its price controls, which also benefits from US drug innovations. “

“Irish Times”: “The average tariffs of 15 percent on EU imports to the United States-a central component of the agreement-are around three times as high as at the beginning of Donald Trump. This will cause economic damage on both sides of the Atlantic. Whatever Trump’s accusations against the EU, this procedure means that the US consumer will have to pay more and Europe will suffer. Winning for the EU – and for Ireland – this framework agreement consists in avoiding the risk of a trade war that would have had unpredictable and dangerous consequences. “

“De Telegraaf “: “Relief with a bitter aftertaste: the Americans will raise imports from 15 percent to many goods from the European Union. Before the return of Donald Trump to the White House, it was not even five percent. Brussels does not affect them. is to open up new trade routes.

“La Stampa”: “A bad agreement that reflects the negotiation weakness of the European Union, which is in the end, but is very divided in its national interests and goals. The arrogant Hegemon destroys the rules and the principles that the global economy has so far simply accepted this.