Italy blasts ‘Trump tariffs’ and EU red tape

Italy blasts ‘Trump tariffs’ and EU red tape

Italy has slammed Trump-style tariffs and EU red tape, with President Mattarella calling duties “unacceptable” and warning of a dangerous trade war. Ministers urge Brussels to act fast. Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella has fired a warning shot at Brussels – slamming tariffs as “unacceptable” and urging the European Union to get its act together before trade tensions spiral out of control. Source

U.S. Tariffs Are Unacceptable: Italian President Mattarella - teleSUR English

‘Open markets satisfy two vital interests: peace and our essential export interests,’ he said. On Monday, speaking at an event in Rome on the 68th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, Italian President Sergio Mattarella criticized the proposed U.S. tariffs, calling them “unacceptable to all.” RELATED: U.S.-EU Trade Tensions Deepen as Tariffs Take a Toll “Open markets satisfy two vital interests: peace and our essential export intere…

While diplomacy is at work, Sergio Mattarella intervenes: “Closure with an autarchic flavor, trade a guarantee of peace.” Next week could be decisive for the issue of tariffs. Diplomacy is at work on different fronts, the political one with the European institutions and with the imp...

The President of the Republic: damage to Italy from unmotivated protectionism

Damage to Italy from unmotivated protectionism-Mattarella

Unmotivated protectionism will damage Italy, President Sergio Mattarella said Saturday. (ANSA)