According to media reports, US President Donald Trump announced the new measures during his first cabinet meeting in Washington. According to this, 25% are applied to imports from the European Union. A decision has already been made and will be announced “soon”. The focus is especially on cars, but others would also be affected. Again Trump accused the Europeans to take advantage of the United States. The EU was founded “to rose the USA over the table,” quotes the Tagesschau.
Stéphane Séjourné, the EU Commission Vice-Vice-Vice-Vice-President, who was responsible for industry and the EU internal market subsequently said on the platform X, formerly Twitter: “Europe will react, immediately and determined.” He explains that these barriers were particularly damaged by consumers in the USA and the EU and are generally unjustified.
