Donald Trump’s customs policy leads to shocked reactions

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It was foreseeable that Donald Trump would introduce high tariffs for imports from other countries. The big all -round that is Date in the rose garden of the White House has become, but then unfolded a bit of force.

Trump Had announced that the whole world were to take tariffs and that was not an exaggeration. Even the small island group Sankt Pierre and Miquelon, which belongs to France and is located southeast of the Canadian coast, has not been spared. On the contrary, at 50 percent, it is at the top of the list of countries that will have to pay for punitive tariffs in the future. Together with Lesotho.

Nobody should surprise that there is international criticism of Trump’s customs package.

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The European Union was occupied by penalty tariffs of 20 percent. As a result, concerned EU politicians spoke up. The chairman of the conservative EPP parliamentary group in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber (CSU), said the tariffs “Damage to both sides of the Atlantic”. But one is open to discussions. “We want a good deal with the USA. Without losers – only winners”Weber explained and adapted to Donald Trump’s style in the choice of words.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote down “X”the tariffs are one “Heavy blow for the global economy and consumers”. The EU will always protect its interests and values ​​and be ready to react.

Italy’s right -wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also sees losers on both sides. It is one of Trump’s largest advocates in Europe. Nevertheless, she doesn’t like his new customs package. “We will do everything in our power to deal with an agreement with the USA with the aim of preventing a trade war that would inevitably weaken the West in favor of other global actors”she said.

Even from Switzerland, actually neutral and not exactly in the focus of the US president, there were mistakes, albeit moderate. She took Trump with tariffs of 31 percent. The Federal Council will quickly determine the further procedure, wrote the Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter on the short message service “X”. The focus is on “long -term economic interests of the country” and the “Loyalty to international law and free trade”.

Great Britain is according to Economics Minister Jonathan Reynolds “calm and determined” Staying to strive for an economic agreement with the USA, he writes in an explanation. “We have a number of instruments available and will not hesitate to act.” Nevertheless, the United States remained the closest ally of the kingdom. Great Britain will hit tariffs of ten percent.

China, which will be particularly affected by the new tariffs, reacted significantly and announced resolved countermeasures. Trump’s customs policy is one “Typically one -sided kind of harassment”. China is particularly bothered by the calculation of the tariffs. Trump claimed China raised 67 percent tariffs to US goods. This may be questioned at least. The authority asked the US government to remove its tariffs immediately and to solve differences in dialogue.

We have summarized which country and how many tariffs have to pay for you in a table:

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