US EditionVon der Leyen rips Trump’s ‘unpredictable tariff policy’
- The Trump administration initiated a Section 232 investigation into pharmaceutical imports earlier in May 2025 in the United States.
- The probe, authorized under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, follows concerns about imports affecting national security and has alarmed pharmaceutical companies in the US and Europe.
- The US imported $203 billion in pharmaceuticals in 2023, mainly from Europe, with $127 billion of EU exports at risk, especially impacting firms with manufacturing in Ireland such as Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.
- A 25% tariff could increase US drug costs by $51 billion annually and raise prices by up to 12.9%, while European officials, including Elena Kamilarova, oppose the probe as harmful to transatlantic trade.
- No tariffs have been imposed yet, but the investigation may disrupt global supply chains, raise healthcare costs, and strain US-EU relations according to EU leaders and industry representatives.
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Von der Leyen rips Trump's 'unpredictable tariff policy'
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