The EU said “strongly” complains, the surprise plan of Donald Trump to double American tariffs on the steel and aluminum on the move that they risk throwing bilateral trade talks in chaos.
On Friday, the American president said that on the rally at the city city of Pittsburg, Tariffs will grow from 25% to 50%, claiming that this will increase the local industry and national supplies.
On Saturday, the European Commission was said on Saturday that Trump is the latest move to tariffs “undermines efforts in progress” to reach an agreement, warning of “countermeasure”.
This also asks questions about BEKS’s devilect tariff with the US on steel and aluminum, which, although agreed, has not yet been signed.
Government spokesman in the UK said “We are dealing with the IMPLICATIONS of the latest tariff announcement and to provide the clarity of the industry”.
Great Britain – who left the EU after the referendum between 2016. years – was the first country to be desecrated Trade work with US earlier this month.
In a statement sent by the BBC on Saturday, the European Commission, the EU Executive Handle, “she said strongly due to the announced increase in American tariffs at steel imports with 25% to 50%.
“This decision adds additional uncertainty to the global economy and increases consumer costs and companies on both sides of the Atlantic.
“The increase in tariff also undermines the current efforts to reach the negotiating solution.
“In good faith, the EU paused its opbrists to create space for constant negotiations,” said the statement said, the warning on the block “ready to impose countermeasures”.
Trump announced the tariff rate on steel and aluminum imports on Friday, would double up to 50%, starting on Wednesday.
He said the move would help increase local steel and national supply, while decreasing on China.
Trump also said that $ 14 billion (£ 10bn) will be invested in steel production of areas through the partnership between American steel, although later told reporters that he still had to see or approve of the final job.
The announcement was the latest turn in Trump Rollercoaster access tariffs from re-entering the office in January.
“There will be no discharge and without outsourcing, and every American steel worker will soon earn a bonus of $ 5,000,” Trump said to the audience, filled steels, squares.
The production of American steel decreases in recent years, and China, India and Japan are forward as top manufacturers in the world. About a quarter of the entire steel used in the US is imported.
The announcement followed a court battle The legality of some global tariffs Trump, Which appeal court has allowed to continue after the Tribunal order ordered to stop taxes from administration.
His tariffs on steel and aluminum were not intact to the litigation.
Last week, Trump agreed to extend the deadline for negotiating tariffs with the EU for more than a month.
In April, 20% of tariffs – or import taxes – on most goods in the EU, but later reduced this to 10% to allow time to negotiate. Trump expressed the frustration of the pace of conversation and threatened to state the tariff rate at an even higher level of 50% in as soon as 1. June.
But last week he wrote on social media that he called the deadline of 9. July, after “very beautiful” calls with Ursula von Der Leien, the head of the European Commission.
