EU Strengthens Its Negotiating Strategy Following Trump’s Judgment to Break Down Tariffs

Brussels seeks a compromise, but not at all costs. Von der Leyen: “87% of trade takes place with other countries”

The ruling of the U.S. Trade Court that has laid down much of the tariffs applied by Donald Trump, including the falsely called “reciprocal allowances”, has been well received in Brussels and the EU as a whole. The ruling reinforces the arguments that have always been made from Europe against protectionist measures, which from the beginning have been labeled “illegal.” That relief reaffirms Brussels and the EU Member States in their strategy of …

The decision of the International Trade Tribunal improves the starting point of the community bloc in negotiations with Washington, although in Brussels they are aware of Trump's volatilityA US court declares Trump's generalized tariffs illegal The European Union contains the euphoria that is evidently a victory in the face of Donald Trump's trade war: the declaration of illegal generalized tariffs of 10% decreed by the New York-based Internatio…