EU Ready to Negotiate, Offers to Scrap Tariffs on Industrial Goods, Says Chief

EU Commission President von der Leyen has called on China to seek a negotiated solution in the customs dispute with the US. In a phone call with China's Prime Minister Li Qiang, of the Leyen, stressed the responsibility of Europe and China for a strong, free and fair trading system. The Chinese Department of Commerce, for its part, appealed to the US to work towards a settlement of the conflict.

The European Union favors negotiations with Washington

While the trade ministers of the 27 European Union countries met in Luxembourg on Monday to discuss trade tensions with the United States, Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission's President,... -April 08, 2025 at 04:10 am EDT MarketScreener

Von der Leyen: 'Let's remove all reciprocal duties on industrial goods'. If the White House doesn't give in, the harsh retaliation on the services is ready.”

EU differs over US tariffs as France eyes tech clampdown and Ireland resists

Differences within the EU over how to respond to President Donald Trump’s barrage of tariffs were laid bare during a meeting of the bloc’s trade ministers on Monday. France urged the EU to contemplate…

European Union offers to remove all tariffs on industrial goods after Trump demands reparations from Europe

President Donald Trump issued an economic threat to European nations as the U.S. trade war continued to roil global markets, and European officials responded by offering industrial concessions Monday.The president told reporters Sunday that Europe needed to pay the U.S. for past grievances in order to alleviate the tariffs he imposed on them. The stock market has been in turmoil since Wednesday, when he announced across-the-board economic sancti…

EU Repeats Its Offer to Compromise on Tariffs

The EU has softened its tone toward President Trump regarding tariffs. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. “Europe is always ready for a good deal. So we keep it on the table,” she said. Von der Leyen added that the EU “offered zero for zero tariffs for industrial goods… because Europe is always ready […] The post EU Repeats Its Offer to Compromise on Tariffs appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.