On Wednesday, the 20 percent US customs comes into force on most of the EU products, and 25 percent have been applying steel, aluminum and cars for a long time. How does the EU react? On the one hand, against tariffs were fixed on Monday. On April 15, those on classic US products such as Levi’s Jeans and Harley-Davidson motorcycles are to come into force on May 15, especially those on agricultural products that come from new Republican nuclear countries. Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic announced a detailed list of products and customs heights. At the same time, the EU wants to negotiate with US President Donald Trump. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the United States had offered an agreement to mutual cancellation of all tariffs to industrial goods.
- Customs: For Upper Austria, it is about four billion euros
Trump was ready to talk under certain conditions, but for the time being remained with his hard line. According to him, the “long -termed United States” have already taken in “billions of dollars” with tariffs that have been introduced against countries that “exploit” America.
“Negotiations are the primary goal, but Europe has to be confident,” said Austria’s Minister of Economics Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer in the OÖN discussion according to the EU Council of Ministers in Luxembourg. The first customs packages should come quickly and unequivocally. If the negotiations failed, a third package with measures that the tech companies take. Trump’s actions are a “wake -up call” that Europe must increase its competitiveness. Austria’s wealth hangs on the exports.
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Source: Nachrichten
