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Chancellor Merz aims to unify EU customs policy as a joint response to U.S. tariffs, following recent adjustments including a temporary 10% duty imposed by Washington.
- Friedrich Merz said Saturday he will travel to Washington with a unified EU stance, stating, `We will have a very clear European position on this, because customs policy is a matter for the European Union, not for individual member states.`
- Unstable U.S. tariff changes over the past year prompted European consultations, with Trump imposing an additional 10 percent tariff on Friday after the Supreme Court struck down many of his duties.
- The new duty is temporary and allowable for 150 days, the law states, with the White House noting exemptions for the pharma sector and applying the global tariff to trading partners with separate tariff deals.
- Saturday's announcement is likely to deepen uncertainty as the U.S. President said he was raising the tariff rate to 15 percent, increasing pressure on trading partners.
- Merz framed the court ruling as reassuring for separation of powers while arguing for fewer duties on exporters and linked to Google News coverage of Trump’s tariff hikes and the Supreme Court decision.
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday he wanted to hold discussions with his European allies on the new US trade arrangements.
The German Chancellor considers the decision of the North American Supreme Court that has invalidated most of the fees imposed by Trump is a "good news" and welcomed the separation of powers in the country.
Berlin, Germany. Germany and France demonstrated this Saturday in favor of a “clear” and united response from the European Union to the new general tariff imposed by the President of the United States, Donald Trump. Germany’s head of government, Friedrich Merz, advanced this Saturday that before his next visit to the White House he will push for a “clear position” of the EU on the new Washington measure. “We will have a very clear European posit…
Germany's Merz to carry common European position on tariffs before US trip
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will coordinate a joint EU response to new US tariffs ahead of talks with Donald Trump, as Washington raises import duties despite the Supreme Court’s ruling.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will confront US President Donald Trump on tariffs with a united European front. Merz himself said so, after the sentence...
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