Sefcovic emphasized that the EU is “in good faith in good faith” on a trade agreement with the USA that is based on “respect” and not on “threats”.
Trump had previously stated that he was not targeting an agreement with Brussels. “I’m not looking for an agreement,” Trump said in front of journalists in the White House on Friday. “We have already submitted an agreement: it is 50 percent,” he added with reference to the threatened import duties against the EU.
Trump had previously complained in his online service Truth Social, who had talks with Brussels “nowhere”. From June 1st, the new duty rate of 50 percent would be five times as high as the current surcharge of ten percent on most products. In contrast, a higher rate of 25 percent already applies to cars or aluminum.
Trump has been going on a hard trading policy course on January 20, which has shaken the global supply chains on January 20. At the beginning of April, he imposed high additional tariffs against numerous states, including the EU – and shortly afterwards reduced it to a basic customs of ten percent for 90 days.
The EU tried negotiations with Washington. In the event of a failure, she has already prepared against tariffs. They are supposed to hit US products worth almost 100 billion euros.
