WASHINGTON (AP) – European Union top officials are actively involved and trade impartiality, hoping that during a four-hour meeting with Trump administration officials, European Union top officials will avoid potential trade disputes He emphasized the importance of sexuality.
“The biggest purpose presented to us by our American partners yesterday is reciprocity,” Marosh Schiffchovich, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, told reporters at a briefing on Thursday. .
Sifchovich became US trade representatives on Wednesday with candidates for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, White House National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett, Jamieson Greer and President Donald Trump.
Trump has fallen into chaos by pledging a decades-long partnership between the US and Europe to charge higher taxes on imports from Europe.
However, Trump’s fair tariff plan has a significant boost to import taxes and the value-added tax (revenue tax) charged in Europe that could cause wider trade disputes if the EU imposes retaliation measures. ) is also included. As voters especially wanted him to lower price pressure in the 2024 election, a broader trade war created economic slowdowns and economic challenges for millions of families, and politically against Trump. It puts both higher inflation at risk, which could hurt support.
Trump is also proposing separate divisional tariffs on automobiles, pharmaceuticals and computer chips, in addition to already imposing 25% steel and aluminum tariffs without measures to provide exceptions or exemptions. .
The US President also suspended those tariffs for 30 days for ongoing consultations, but also cited tariffs in Mexico and Canada over his claim that more should be done about illegal immigration and drug smuggling. It is available. Import taxes that could potentially harm the US automotive sector and other industries could potentially be launched in March.
During a White House news briefing on Thursday, Hassett said the Mexican delegation had discussed with Rutnick and him about solving the issue.
“We want to make trade fair,” Hassett said.
In a conversation with White House officials, EU officials tried to make the VAT equivalent to the sales tax paid by the final consumer, but he said the issue had not been resolved.
Sifchovich also discussed China’s industrial overcapacity, particularly in steel, saying that the US and the EU should cooperate to tackle the issue rather than target each other.
He emphasized that the meeting ended with a focus on finding ways to “generate positive momentum,” and that the EU “see where we can do it, first, where we can move faster.” He added that he would like to do so. Measures and measures.”
EU officials said it was important to establish personal relationships with his US counterparts.
“We’re pleased that it happened and that we can have such a fierce meeting,” he said. “Now, I think both of us are thinking about ways to keep the momentum going, how to avoid what I say, how to avoid pain.”
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