The president of the European Commission (CE), Ursula von der Leyen, has responded to the letter of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, in which he reports tariffs to the European Union of 30% as of August 1. Von der Leyen, after “taking note”, has warned that the EU “will take all the necessary measures to safeguard” their interests, “Including the adoption of countermeasures provided if necessary”.
Von der Leyen also has assured that Brussels continues to “continue working to reach an agreement Before August 1 “and has warned that the imposition of this” “” essential transatlantic supply chains, to the detriment of companies, consumers and patients on both sides of the Atlantic. “
In addition, he has praised EU’s policies because “few economies in the world match the level of opening and adherence to fair commercial practices of the European Union,” what “has systematically prioritized a negotiated solution with the US “, which reflects “a commitment to dialogue, stability and a constructive transatlantic association.”
According to community sources, The Von der Leyen executive was informed “previously” To this Saturday from Donald Trump’s letter.
EU countermeasures
As for the countermeasures that the EU can start, they have been frozen since last April, when Trump announced a 90 -day pause. At first, it was reported a countermeasted package about a volume of 21,000 million euros In purchases to the United States. Although, if Trump does not announce a new extension, they will be reactivated during the night from Monday to Tuesday.
In addition, there are a second package of countermeasures of almost 100,000 million euros American imports and could be “very fast”, according to the same sources. The EU trade ministers will meet this Monday in Brussels at an extraordinary meeting to examine tariff tensions with the United States and calibrate the response, as well as to address the need to deepen commercial relations with other “reliable” international partners.
