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The European Union is a preparation for more rates in the United States, despite conversations with the administration of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, earlier this week.
It is an intense round trip bone in recent months, with Trump accusing the EU of being among the worst guilty in the commercial treatment of the United States.
Tensions have leg heating in recent weeks. With its steel and aluminum subject to the largest rates of Washington, the EU represents with tasks worth more than 20 billion euros in US goods. These countermeasures were suspended for 90 days, after Trump also stopped a second round of tariffs on the EU goods during the same period.
“As recommended from the first day, we prefer negotiations to tariffs, which are harmful to our respective economies, commercial operators and consumers,” said Meeth Olof Gill, a commercial spokesman for the European Commission, the EU executive arm.
The senior trade official of the EU Maros Sefcovic with the United States Secretary Howard Lutnick and the US trade representative Jamieson Greer on April 14, but his conversations seemed to have resulted in a few progress.
“It is clear that significant joint efforts will be needed to achieve a successful result within the 90 -day window,” Gill said. “The EU is doing its part. Now, it is necessary for the United States to define its position. As with each negotiation, it must be a double -meaning street.”
President Trump reiterated this week his opinion that he is not satisfied with the EU in commerce.
“The European Union has terrible advantages, they do not take our food products, they do not take our cars,” he said.
The United States has further increased the pressure on the EU this week by announcing research on imports of pharmaceutical products and semiconductors, who, according to Trump, could raise against the thesis sectors.
“This was expected,” said the EU gap, added that Europeans have made “a strong case” against tariffs in these areas.
“The commission also continues with our preparatory work on additional countermeasures, if the negotiations do not result in a successful result. And everything remains on the table.”
The main export products of the EU in the US are medicinal and pharmaceutical goods, road vehicles and machinery.
The EU had a commercial surplus with the US. This can be divided into a surplus or 157 billion euros in goods and a deficit or 109 billion euros in services.
Italy tries to dissuade Trump
Meanwhile, all eyes are in the Prime Minister of Italy, Georgia Meloni, who will meet with President Trump on Thursday. She is the first European head of state to meet with the American leader, since any tariffs was arrested earlier this month.
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He added that Meloni “is under pressure to protect exports from Italy, which registered a commercial surplus or 40 billion euros with the United States in 2024, the third highest in the EU, following Germany and Ireland.”
Trump previously called Meloni “a wonderful woman” and said Rome has a “very strong leadership with Georgia.”
Meloni and Trump share conservative political ideas and also similar opinions about China. However, conversations could still turn, since Trump could boost Meloni about the issue of defense expense of Rome as part of his commitments to the NATO alliance. Rome is not yet fulfilling the objective of the coalition to invest 2% or its GDP in security.