President Donald Trump announced that European Union and Mexico will face 30% tariff of US imports from 1 August.
He warned that he would impose high import tax when one of US trading partners decided to take revenge.
The 27-member of the EU – America’s largest trade partner – speaks earlier this week hoping to agree to an agreement before Washington before 1 August.
Trump has this week as well say that the US will impose new tariffs of goods from Japan, South Korea, Canada and Brazil. Similar letters have been sent this week to a number of small US trade colleagues.
In the letter sent on Friday to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Trump wrote: “We have had years to discuss our trading relationship with the European Union, and have concluded that we must move, and persistent, Trade Deficits, and Non-Tariff, and Non-Tariff, and Non-Tariff, and Non-Tariff, and Non-Tariff, and Non-Tariff, and Non-Tariff, and Non-Tariff, and Non-Tariff, and Non-Tariff, and Non-Tariff policies and trade barriers. “
“Our relationship is, unfortunately, away from rosal,” in addition to the letter.
The EU is always target to criticize Trump. On April 2, he proposed a 20% tariff for goods from Bloc and then threatened to raise that by 50% while trading talks argue.
Washington and Brussel hopes to reach an agreement before the time of time on 9 July, but no notifications continue to progress.
In 2024, the US trade lack of bloc is $ 235.6bn (€ 202bn; £ 174bn), according to the trade representative office office.
Von Der Leyen said the EU remains ready “to continue working in a agreement on Aug 1”.
“Some economies in the world are equivalent to the European Union’s orientation level and adhere to fair trade acts,” in addition to his statement.
“We need all the necessary steps to protect the EU interests, including adoption of proportionate countermeasures as needed.”
In his Mexican leader letter, Trump said the country has not done enough to stop North America to be a “Narco-Trafficking Playground”.
“Mexican helped me safely the border, but, what Mexico did, was not enough,” Trump added.
Mexico answered Trump’s threat last Saturday, called it an “unfair deal”.
