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We should expect that there will be some effects from Donald Trump's tariffs. Europe must respond in a united manner, because we know that Donald Trump's strategy is to divide Europeans,
We must stay united, we must respond in a firm manner. Europe is capable of doing this,
It is going to create additional inflation, at the very least, in the United States, and that will have knock-on effects globally, particularly on interest rates,
No one has an interest in entering into a trade war with the European Union,
Is the European Union your first problem? No, I don't think so. Your first problem is China, so you should focus on the first problem,
If Washington imposes tariffs across multiple sectors, it will drive up the cost of goods and fuel inflation in the United States,
Macron said, pointing out The U.S. is the largest buyer of European steel, importing around 1 million tonnes of mostly special steels from Germany alone each year,
Trump might ask how many jobs could be created if all these vehicles were produced domestically,
He knows no friends or enemies. Even U.S. car manufacturers GM and Ford would suffer considerably from tariffs on cars from Canada and Mexico,
I don't mind."
Asked about the possibility of other countries retaliating against U.S. tariffs, Trump said There is no hesitation when it comes to defending our interests,
The EU sees no justification for the imposition of tariffs on its exports. We will react to protect the interests of European businesses, workers and consumers from unjustified measures,
the bloc’s executive body said It means if you put tariffs on a lot of sectors, it will increase the costs and create inflation in the US. Is it what your people want? I’m not so sure,
I already did so, and I will did [sic] it again,
We believe that none of the potential measures outlined by the US administration to date are justified,
[The ... The European Commission] has assured us that it would have been ready to [react] when the time comes,
Barrot told French broadcaster TF1 The imposition of tariffs would be unlawful and economically counterproductive, especially given the deeply integrated production chains the EU and U.S. established through transatlantic trade and investment. Tariffs are essentially taxes. By imposing tariffs, the U.S. would be taxing its own citizens, raising costs for business, and fueling inflation."
The European Commission said in a statement on Monday The transatlantic relationship is an important one, but there are other actors in the world as well. The best line of defense for the European Union is a stronger economy that can generate its own growth to a larger extent. This could be Europe's moment if it finally does its homework."
Cecilia Malmström, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, wrote on February 3: We have to do everything to avoid this totally unnecessary and stupid tariff war."
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said last week They don't take our cars. They don't take our farm products. They take almost nothing, and we take everything from them. Millions of cars, tremendous amounts of food and farm products,
the president told reporters last week