European Union ‘ready to retaliate’ to US Trump trade tariffs, says commission president
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/eu-ready-to-retaliate-to-trump-trade-tariffs/105124630
European Union ‘ready to retaliate’ to US Trump trade tariffs, says commission president
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/eu-ready-to-retaliate-to-trump-trade-tariffs/105124630
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Even if all of this boycotts of products and retaliation moves only does even a small amount of damage to the US economy, it will still prove that Trump’s idea of slapping tariffs left, right, and centre won’t improve the US economy.
Please Europe, stop buying Teslas, it’ll piss our president Musk off.
I am interested in seeing how the Trumpsters spin this into being a win for America. I swear if this is victory I do not think I can take much more winning.
“Winning”
Trump’s lost his marbles and US now days away from a recession.
can someone explain to me how these trump tariffs benefit the usa since its the importer/customer who pays extra?
You have the backing of your citizens, which is the greatest asset to have. The Americans do not. Stand firm.
Can’t help but think about the meme of trump giving the winning speech and people begging him to stop winning LMAO
How interesting it will be with U.S. imposed tariffs on every country in the world, only for those nations to retaliate with their own tariffs against the U.S.? Meanwhile, the rest of the world continues trading freely. It raises the question: Who does Trump really think he’s going to hurt in this global tariff war?
Every second article for the last few weeks is a country or countries getting “ready” to respond to Trumps tarrifs….When will something actually happen?
Why are all our financial payments handled by Visa and Mastercard? We should immediately impose a tariff on those two American companies and ringfence the proceeds to develop a European alternative. We’re being played for suckers: the US has a $74 Billion surplus with us in Services. Time to show the orange buffoon what “reciprocal” really means: he tariffs our goods, we tariff his services. And we engage more with China and other markets that remain open for business. Let the US trade with itself behind Trump’s wall.
Ahh, Trump will have to start eating his words. He’ll try to make spin on set backs that he is about to face and good riddance at that. 😛
Trade war with USA
Skyrocketed militarization and spending gazillion on sing themselves and Ukraine
Awwwww life quality in EU is gonna be so great.
It’s a 600 billion dollar a year tax grab from hard working Americans. Just to give tax breaks to billionaires, jeez yur furked.
US is going to lose its superpower status.
Just as the cold war period where economic assessments and proxy wars were common tools, these economies sought to expand their spheres of influence and today, the US and the EU are willing to compete for leadership in strategic economic sectors. Regardless, tariffs and countermeasures are subject to continued economic pressure in these societies and reflect as part of the process.
As a result of military and economic formations, we continue to witness a business of consolidation of trade and multilateral agreements for the future of global trading. However, even with the great potential EU has to become increasingly powerful together, USA has the strong hand and will remain self sufficient for decades. Trump can be a madman, but certainly not stupid. He knows he isn’t vulnerable and that EU has never managed to structure an integrated defense, despite their efforts.
The fragmentation of its armies and dependence on American technologies limited their autonomy until today, leaving them vulnerable to crises in which American interests do not necessarily align with European ones.
Protecting Ukraine was never about not letting Putin get the cookie, it is about not letting him break the jar. If EU really wants to beat the nuclear potential Russia and USA hold, it will take about decades of investment and political changes in order to overcome the strategical inertia that made them dependent on NATO and Americans.
But yeah, at least Europe can shoot sanctions.
Let them rot.
>**The European Union is open to negotiate looming trade tariffs with the United States Trump administration but is willing to retaliate with strong countermeasures if required, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says.**
>Ms von der Leyen told a meeting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday that its 27 member states do not agree with the 25 per cent tariffs already announced by US President Donald Trump on steel, aluminium, cars and car parts produced in Europe.
>”Let me be clear, Europe did not start this confrontation. We think it is wrong, but my message to you today is that we have everything we need to protect our people and our prosperity,” she said.
>”We have the largest single market in the world, we have the strength to negotiate, we have the power to push back and the people of Europe should know that together we will always promote and defend our interests and our values and together we will always stand up for our Europe.
>”We are open to negotiations. We will approach these negotiations from a position of strength … Our objective is a negotiated solution, but of course if need be we will protect our interests, our people and our companies.
>”We do not necessarily want to retaliate, but if it is necessary we have a strong plan to retaliate and we will use it.”
>Ms von der Leyen’s address comes ahead of Mr Trump delivering a “Liberation Day” address in the US that is expected to include a raft of newly-announced reciprocal tariffs against multiple countries.
>The US president’s aggressive tariffs strategy is fuelling fears of a global trade war, risking a chain reaction of retaliation by major trading partners like China, Canada and the European Union.
>The European Commission is the EU’s executive branch, negotiates trade deals on behalf of the bloc’s 27 member countries, and manages trade disputes on their behalf.
>An updated list of grievances published by the United States trade office has set its sights on Australia’s pharmaceutical sector, biosecurity protections and laws requiring the social media giants to pay for news.
>“Europe holds a lot of cards, from trade to technology to the size of our market. But this strength is also built on our readiness to take firm counter measures if necessary,” Ms von der Leyen said in her address.
>**”All instruments are on the table.”**
>The commission already intends to impose duties on US goods worth some $US28 billion ($44.7b) in mid-April in response to Mr Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs. The EU duties will target steel and aluminium products, but also textiles, home appliances and farm goods.
>A lot remains unknown about how Mr Trump’s levies will actually be implemented, notably the “reciprocal” tariffs, and the EU wants to assess their impact before taking retaliatory action.
>”So many Europeans feel utterly disheartened by the announcement from the United States,” Ms von der Leyen said.
>”This is the largest and most prosperous trade relationship worldwide. We would all be better off if we could find a constructive solution.”
tariff US tech companies
Trump’s trade war will lead to another great depression worldwide. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, signed by Hoover (R), made the great depression much worse.
Goooood
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