L’UE nei primi colloqui con noi ma preparando contromisure tariffarie “robuste”, afferma il capo del commercio – Europa Live
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/07/eu-ministers-meeting-response-trump-tariffs-trade-latest-updates-news
di Lockheroguylol
19 commenti
Well why don’t we just put the countermeasures in place and then start negotiations? America has done the same
Yeah well done the market has recovered in 15 minutes and the EU global reputation is that of a coward, you’ve absolutely conceded to the moron and the alliance is a complete fucking joke to them.
As an American I have zero doubt that the EU will fold. Unfortunately this will give Trump the upper hand and make him even more powerful.
So just talking as usual. Giving in to bullies, that always works. Even the people on /conservative were starting to have some concerns and EU reaction is showing them that Trump’s tactics “work”.
“until now, despite of efforts … , we haven’t seen the real engagement which would lead to the mutually acceptable solution, because it has to be fair for both sides.”
Okay, but Americans have no intentions to be fair with us. Let’s get over with this “When they go low, we go high” bullshit. We should’ve look for alternatives to US 4 months ago, when this manchild was elected.
Only thing this impotent talk will achieve is giving Trump an opportunity to show his base that his “master strategy” is working and USA can bully EU as much as they like.
Tarriff US services, really fk with them!
Fantasy over reddit , welcome back to reality
What a fucking disgrace.
Weak.
Vietnam tried this whole “zero for zero” schtick and they’ve doubled down and told them its not enough.
Bullies understand one thing, China gets it, Europe is so fucked. The EU has been fucking useless throughout this whole ordeal, needs urgent reform.
Don’t believe this American administration, just retaliate already and show the EU has a backbone for once.
I’m perfectly well aware this will cost the EU, but negotiating with this crook is impossible. We need to diversify away from US not licking their boots, fuck them.
The EU’s preparation of robust countermeasures reflects the need to protect its economic interests. A fair and reciprocal trade relationship must remain the goal.”
Weak
I’ll go against the grain here, but the tariffs that the US is placing on the world are on a level that no one predicted, as the worst scenarios were of 10-15% global tariffs, but the effective average tariff now is nearly 30%. Because of this, I think EU policy makers must take some time to be able to come up with the best answer possible that doesn’t destroy our own economy while inflicting some damage on the American economy. Our reaction can’t just be one of absolute revenge or destruction because no one wins with that.
I obviously understand that the Americans are not really looking for negotiations, but tariffs are just a self defeating proposition. The only reason to impose them back is to hurt them more than we are hurt, because they will not benefit us. What would be the point of putting tariffs on American goods just to make things more expensive for Europeans. If anything, keeping our markets open could make the euro significantly stronger and, while that would hurt exporters, it would make the average consumer significantly wealthier.
I’m also not saying that we must keep the markets open, but a cautious, measured approach is the right way to tackle this, because it is unprecedented.
Just to put a break on any expectations:
“Let’s take Vietnam. When they come to us and say ‘we’ll go to zero tariffs,’ **that means nothing to us because it’s the nontariff cheating that matters**,” Navarro said on CNBC
Whatever gets offered tariff wise has no meaning to them. They want us to abolish VAT and other things. So effectively trying to tell others how to run their nations
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Just tarrif them and work with the rest of the world. Canada, Mexico, UK, China, etc.
As always with the EU the little dogs bark for their national base then they buckle under
What is it a famous American president said? “Speak softly and carry a big stick”.
The ultimate end this time must be China. Trump will gradually loosen the restrictions. But remember, if China is dead, Europe will die soon, and then other countries will. The population, capital, and resources will flow to the US eventually. So the best strategy under such a condition for European countries is to hit back like what China had just done.
Trump wants people to give in, he’s creating chaos.