US President Donald Trump has imposed a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on 1 August after weeks of negotiations with the key trading allies failed to reach a more comprehensive trade deal.
The fresh tariffs were announced in separate letters posted on his Truth Social platform. The EU tariff is also markedly steeper than the 20% levy Mr Trump unveiled in April, as negotiations with the bloc continue.
Mr Trump cited a trade imbalance with the EU as reason for the tariff rate.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that imposing 30% tariffs on EU exports would disrupt essential transatlantic supply chains.
ReplyDeleteEarlier this week, Mr Trump issued new tariff announcements for a number of countries, including Japan, South Korea, Canada and Brazil, as well as a 50% tariff on copper.
ReplyDeleteDès le 1er août, Donald Trump imposera des droits de douane de 30 % sur les biens importés aux États-Unis en provenance de l’Union européenne. La présidente de l'exécutif européen, Ursula von der Leyen, souhaite poursuivre les négociations jusqu'au 1er août si nécessaire.
ReplyDeleteHungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has put the blame for the raised US tariffs on European products on the erroneous policy by the European Union’s leadership and the incompetence of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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