8 hours agoTrump threatens Europe with 17 per cent tariffs
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 17% tariffs for exports of food and agricultural products from Europe. Sources have confirmed that European Union Trade Commissioner Maros Shefchovic received the warning Thursday when he met with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. EU ambassadors announced [...]
Sources have confirmed that European Union Trade Commissioner Maros Shefchovic received the warning Thursday when he met with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
EU ambassadors were announced for this warning Friday, The Guardian reported.
The EU remains optimistic about a high-level political agreement, though US warning signals an aggressive US position on the bloc.
The 90-day suspension of the first tariffs Trump announced ends on Wednesday for over 60 states. /Periscope/
