European Union to put countermeasures to U.S. tariffs on hold for 90 days

Trump gives unexpected praise to EU as ‘very smart’ after they pause ‘retaliation’ tariffs against US

The US President has given an unexpected compliment to the European Union after they announce a pause on ‘retaliation’ tariffs against America.

Just one day after acting on surtaxes in retaliation for U.S. steel and aluminum duty increases, the Commission suspended them for 90 days.

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On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump put a 90-day pause on his sweeping new 'reciprocal tariffs' on countries facing rates higher than his 10 per cent baseline.

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On April 10, 2025, El Venezolano).- Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, announced on Thursday that the European Union will suspend for 90 days the countermeasures in preparation for the tariffs imposed by the US government, to give “a chance to the negotiations.” “We take note of President Trump’s announcement. We want to give the negotiations a chance. If the negotiations are not satisfactory our countermeasures will ent…

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The 90-day pause was described as a "moment of reprieve" by Tánaiste Simon Harris amid hopes that the EU’s decision to pause countermeasures could lead to negotiation with the US