Von der Leyen warns that the EU will react to tariffs “from a position of force”

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, still trusts “a negotiated solution” to avoid confrontation because of the tariffs that the Trump administration wants to implement, “but also We have a solid plan to retaliate, If necessary »in … The one that would not be red lines. The president intervened on Tuesday before the European Parliament to explain that The EU has “many letters” To negotiate, dissuade and, if necessary, counterattack Trump’s plan to impose broad reciprocal tariffs on all United States business partners.

If they are completed at the end, for the EU the new tariffs will arrive after the 25% imposition on steel, aluminum and cars exports. The European Commission has already presented a battery of countermeasures to retaliate, but has delayed its entry into force until mid -April, precisely waiting for them to be used to negotiate with Washington, the case may be.

On this occasion, the commission has uploaded the tone and warns that its answer It will have no limits or red lines. Until now, the Brussels doctrine was that the possible retaliation measures would be “fast and proportionate” but if necessary attacks are not excluded in the service sector, which is the most profitable for the US “we will address these negotiations from a position of force. Europe has many letters at stake: From commerce to the technology and size of our market. Europe did not start this confrontation. We believe that It is a mistake And we have everything necessary to protect our people and our prosperity. We have the largest single market in the world. We have the strength to negotiate. We have the power to counterattack. And the citizens of Europe should know: together we will always promote and defend our interests and values. And we will always defend Europe ».

Von der Leyen also warned that tariffs They would raise prices For the average consumer, they would destroy jobs, create a “bureaucratic monster” in customs and be “a nightmare for US companies who sell their products to Europe” because “this confrontation does not benefit anyone.”

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