(Finance) – Donald Trump said that the States United “They won’t be mistreated more on trade.” The US President spoke from the Oval Studio promising “retaliation” against the duties announced by the EU. “I will reply,” he said, claiming to be convinced that the United States “will win the commercial battle with the European Union”.
The President of the European Council, Antonio Coaston the other hand, tried to lower the tones of the clash. Europe must “deepen and multiply partnership commercial. We need more commercial agreements, no more duties. The duties are taxes for companies and citizens, only inflation increases, “Costa said from Berlin during a press point with the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, asking to” avoid the “commercial escalation with Washington.” If the United States believe there is a real problem, the best way to solve it is to talk about it. The EU is open, “he added.
“We already have enough wars in the world. We have to stop what they are there and not to create a commercial. Increase i duties It is not a good solution: it does not increase exports, it does not give a push to trade, it creates only new taxes for consumers and difficulties for companies, “said Costa. Brussels” presented a proportional and adequate response to the current situation and what we need is to talk about, negotiate with the United States, “added the Portuguese president.
The EU records “a surplus in exports of goods“But at the same time” a deficit in imports of services“, Costa underlined,” the balance is more balanced than sometimes it seems “.
Meanwhile, speaking to the CNN the secretary of the US trade, Larry Lutwickannounced that Donald Trump will also put the duties on copper, as well as on steel and aluminum.