European leaders planned back amid criticism – DW – 07/28/2025

Germany car Area is Welcoming the end of a business deadlock with America But warned that standing tafs burden manufacturers want the manufacturers already under pressure.

“It is fundamental good that another growth of business struggle has been saved,” Hildegard Muller President of the German Association of Automotive Industry (VDA).

Muller said that it is an important question of how the agreement will be structured in concrete terms and how reliable it will be.

“One thing is clear,” Muller said, “American tariffs of 15%for automotive products, German automotive industries will spend billions of annually and burden the stop. In between Conversion. ,

Trump has claimed that the European Union has agreed to invest an additional $ 600 billion in the US and purchase $ 750 billion US energy products. Muller said that, as a result, the European Union should now improve connections for investors and businesses in Europe.

“In view of far -reaching commitments for additional investments in the United States, the details of which are still open, the European Union is now more immediate that in order to re -pay more attention to make framework status in international competitors for investors and companies in Europe.”

The trade agreement structure between the United States and the European Union is worse than the deal with the United Kingdom Washington, Hungary Prime Minister Victor Orban said on Monday.

Orban said during Facebook Livestream, “Donald Trump Ursula did not arrive to compromise with Von Dere Leyen, but Donald Trump ate Ursula from Leyen for breakfast.”

The European Union and the United States arrived on a trade agreement on Sunday that impose 15% tariffs on European Union goods above the 10% TAR rate of the United Kingdom.

Orban, widely considered Trump’s strongest colleague in Europe, has previously stated that the US Tiffs were the result of the disability of Brussels, according to his government.

French European Affairs Minister, Benjamin Hadad criticized what he did as a “unbalanced” trade deal between the European Union and the US.

“The trade deal talked about by the European Commission with the United States will provide temporary stability to economic actors in danger with the US tattif increase,” said Hadad.

“But it’s unbalanced,” he insisted.

“Let’s clear: The current situation of cases is not satisfactory and may not be durable.”

France has long been called for a difficult line on the American tariff policy, as well as to develop the European Union of its strategic autonomy.

The Federation of German Industries (BDI) criticized the trade deal between the European Union and the United States, calling it a “insufficient agreement” that sends “disastrous signs”.

The powerful industry lobby group stated that the European Union was accepting painful tuffs and expected to have significant negative results of 15% tariff rate.

BDI said, “The only positive aspect of this agreement is that another escalation is spiral, now, has been avoided.”

It states what is the lacquer of a deal on steel and aluminum in “additional blow”.

DW correspondent Birgit Mass said many people in the European Union and Donald Trump’s critics would say that US President Donald Trump has strengthened the European Union to get concessions, when taking advantage of his country’s resources when on the security policy.

“NATO and America have been a major guarantor of European security. It clearly comes in a mixture that the US is not only for trade, but for general security position with a war in the continent of Europe in Ukraine, and the threat being offered by Russia.” He said.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the trade deal between the European Union and the United States a “positive”, but said he would need to see the details.

Italy is one of Europe’s largest exporters in the US, with a trade surplus of over € 40 billion ($ 46.7 billion).

“I consider it positive that there is an agreement, but I do not see the details I am not able to assess it in the best way,” Meloni said.

The country’s national coalition -led government pressured its European partners to avoid trade struggle with the US.

Meloni said in a statement that the deal “ensures stability”. He said that 15% tariff is “durable, especially if this percentage is not added to previous duties, as was originally planned.”

Statements signed by coalition partners, Antonio Tajani of Forza Italia and Matio Salvini of League.

“We are ready to activate support measures at the national level, but we ask that they are active for areas at the European level that will be particularly affected by US Talef measures,” Meloni said.

Irish Prime Minister Mitchell Martin, while talking about the agreement between the European Union and the United States, said that it would help “protect many jobs” in his country.

“The conversation to take us to this point has been long and complex, and I would like to thank for their patient’s work,” hey said.

He said, “Now we will study in detail that it includes its implications for businesses exporting from Ireland to America and for various fields working here,” he said.

Martin said that high tafs want it to make the European Union and us more expensive and challenging.

But he said that the deal creates “a new era of stability” that could promote a deep relations between the European Union and the US, which the Irish Prime Minister said there was import to the global economy.

Martin said, “Given the great risk that was present for growth and to implement punitive high tafs, this news will be welcomed by many,” Martin said.

Trade pact means that the block avoids 30% of the tarats that Trump threatened all goods from the European Union on 12 July.

But this makes an important compromise, especially given that European Commission Chairman Ursula von Der Leyen offered “zero-for-zero tetf for industrial goods” when the talks started.

Nevertheless, Leyen said that “zero-for-zero tifs on many strategic products, including” aircraft and aircraft parts, some chemicals and some agricultural products “.

He said that there was no decision about the Spirits Sector in the Framework Trade Deal.

The trade treaty will need to be approved by all 27 member states.

After reaching a trade deal, the US and the European Union, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Shoff thanked the European Commission, which is responsible for the European Union policy on business, for a fixed effort “for” the best possible for our businesses and consumers to secure the best possible outs. ”

But Shuf wrote that: “Of course, no tariff beet will be better, but this agreement provides more clarity to our businesses and brings more market stability.”

German Chancellor Frederick Merz welcomed the trade agreement between the European Union and the United States and what will be seen 15% tariffs entering the US on European Union goods.

“We have managed to preserve our fundamental interests thus, even though I wished more relief in transatlantic trade,” Mars said A government statement released on Sunday evening,

According to Merz, the No-Deal landscape would have “barely hit the export-oriented German economy”.

He said that this particularly applies to the motor vehicle industry, where the current tariff of 27.5% has been reduced to about half.

America is the main trading partner of Germany.

The European Union and the United States have signed a trade deal, with the European Commission Chairman Ursula, saying that the deal will “bring stability.” He later told reporters that the tariff level on cars “could be the best we could achieve.”

Although the specifics are yet to be disclosed, reporters were told that many were agreed on bilateral tahif exemption. Strategic product,

But a decision was still pending on other important areas such as pharmaceuticals and steel and aluminum.

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