After customs circuit
Trump announces “significant” agreements – with the British?
In the customs dispute with the USA, many countries hope for a solution. Now a first agreement should be announced, according to Washington. Supposedly it is about a European country.
US President Donald Trump has announced a “important” trade agreement with a “large and highly respected country”. For this purpose there will be a press conference on Thursday morning (local time), he announced via his online language tube Truth Social. The Republican left open which country it was dealing – it is reported that it should be Great Britain.
A British government spokeswoman told the PA news agency on Thursday morning that Prime Minister Keir Starmer will give an update for negotiations with the USA during the day. The United States are an “indispensable” ally.
After the “New York Times”, several British media had also reported on an agreement between the two countries. However, it initially remained open to what extent it would have. In the BBC, an expert warned that only measures could act that applies to a rather short period of time and only cover a few economic areas.
The British currently apply to most export goods in the amount of 10 percent, but 25 percent are collected on steel and aluminum as well as cars and auto parts. Great Britain had recently concluded an extensive and long -term free trade agreement with India, Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke of a new era of trade after the announcement.
Great Britain just the beginning?
For the United States, it would be the first agreement with an important trading partner since Trump’s far -reaching imposition of punitive tariffs in early April. According to the US President, it should only be “the first of many” agreements. Trump was from British King Charles III in February. have been invited to a state visit to Great Britain.
According to reports, the possible agreement with the United States should not be in the way of a possible approach of the British to the EU. The US food standards, which would be a point of dispute with the EU, should not be recognized. The newspaper “Financial Times” reported that there are no so -called chlorine chicken and hormone -treated beef in British supermarkets.
Strander and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Council President António Costa want to toast a deepening of common relationships at a summit of the EU on May 19. There was always speculation about a dynamic agreement in animal health and food standards.
dpa
Source: Stern
