US EditionEU calls for 'respect' after Trump threatens 50% tariffs
- On May 23, 2025, President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 50% tariff on imports from the European Union and a 25% tariff on Apple products, intensifying existing trade disputes.
- This threat followed stalled trade talks, with the US demanding concessions from the EU to reduce a nearly €200 billion goods trade deficit.
- The EU condemned the proposed tariffs, emphasizing a preference for negotiated solutions, while leaders warned of economic damage and prepared countermeasures valued at €95 billion.
- Trump announced plans to impose a 50% duty on goods from the European Union beginning June 1, 2025, and cautioned that Apple could face a 25% tariff unless it shifts production of its iPhones to the United States.
- Financial markets reacted with declines in major indices, and experts expressed skepticism about the tariffs’ enactment but agreed they increased uncertainty in transatlantic trade relations.
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United States President Donald Trump has targeted the European Union with his tariff policies. Although the original plan was for the measure to begin on June 1, after a meeting with the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the magnate delayed the measure until July 9. Nonetheless, Trump appears determined to impose the tariffs, […] The post Trump delays imposing tariffs but EU is not in the clear yet first appeared on VT Forei…
EU seeks to lower Trump trade tensions
The European Union on Sunday sought to lower tensions with the White House over trade, with the body’s executive announcing a positive call with President Trump just days after he threatened a 50 percent tariff on Europe’s imports to the United States. “Good call with @POTUS,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote in…
Alan Friedman's commentary.
No one can seriously want a trade war, but if the US President wants to know how far he can go, the EU should not do him a favor – it should stick to it together.
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