Unione europea per mettere in attesa le contromisure alle tariffe statunitensi per 90 giorni
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/european-union-to-put-countermeasures-to-us-tariffs-on-hold-for-90-days.html
di Away5827
Unione europea per mettere in attesa le contromisure alle tariffe statunitensi per 90 giorni
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/european-union-to-put-countermeasures-to-us-tariffs-on-hold-for-90-days.html
di Away5827
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Tariffs may be paused or even cancelled but the moves to buy non-American products will continue
Don’t put a hold on the boycott!
These measures weren’t even for the most recent US tariffs. Also, on top of the old ones we still have a sweeping 10% like everyone else.
Cowards. If there ever was a time to stand up, it is now.
This is weak.
What EU just did is to allow him to play this game without consequence – and now should prepare for the next round of artificially induced markets volatility whenever Trump feels like. And as we saw – he is able to change his decision multiple times in a week. Trump did FA but will not FO. It will only embolden him.
This is no way to conduct business or make any deals. I really hoped all countries that announced tarrifs against US as response will keep them – because that is what stable countries do – maybe they’re are slow to make a decision (because actual risk is assessed) but they also stick by them. That is what predictability and stability is about.
And hoped that business worldwide still looks for a way to get more independent from US in their supply chains, use those 90 days wisely to slowly cut out US out of dependencies as much as possible.
**EDIT:** I get flashbacks from how EU treated Putin before the war- soft approach and treating him like rational actor beholden to rules that will surely civilize if we try to make deals with him. While in reality dealing with a barbaric bully who will exploit that and move an inch forward everytime EU tries to go to “business as usual” by reactive action.. instead of taking a stand and taking the reins. Pure appeasment.
Yeah but he didn’t really pause tarrifs. He lowered it to 10%.
As much as I hate Trump I have to admit right now he’s winning it. He threatened us with 20% tarrifs then said he’s pausing it but actually put a 10% tariff on us.
If he put 10% on us from the beginning we would retaliate anyway. But for now we won’t because it’s 10% not 20%…
We really are pathetic vassals.
Weak, I’m disappointed. Only confirming the opinion the Trump administration has of Europe, weak and unable to fight.
Weak as piss just like our prime minister. A friend stops punching you for no reason and you make friends with them immediately like nothing happened. She needs to go.
Weak, would like to see the EU commit to keeping tariffs in place until the end of the next financial quarter at minimum each time they have to react to Trump’s changes.
This is weakness.
Firstly, he did not pause his global tariffs. They are still in effect.
Secondly, this was meant to be a retaliation to his 25% tariffs on steels which is a different tariff issue. Also still in effect as far as I know.
The EU has rolled over entirely on the Donald’s whims and shown the US can dictate to us.
After all Putin was right,Europe can only wag the tail to his master USA, I don’t know if this make me angry or sad
There is still 10% tax
I would be interested how this is played out in game theory. Right now the 10% tariff which EU does nothing against results in higher cost of goods to US consumers and thus rising inflation stateside without much downside to EU. Not retaliating gains EU more (imo) but does make them look weaker. The EC negotiating position was much stronger had the Bazooka been on the table more overtly, maybe without being implemented (I admit, the threat of this was there but never explicitly). Diplomacy is a language trump does not really grasp, or he does all too well? How do you win against a bully/extortionist? Hoping to hear more expert views than mine.
EU as always are useless. Trump just won and will continue to win.
The 10% tariffs worldwide remain in effect as does the 25% EU cars and steel and yet other than China no country wants to impose counter tariffs. The phase 1 tariffs EU have paused were in response to the cars and steel tariffs, Trump hasn’t backed down from that tariff so why is EU pausing phase 1?
EU doesn’t have the stomach for this kind of thing, why they will never beat Trump or China.
EU have zero spine
I guess when Trump was saying world leaders were calling him and kissing his ass he was referring to the EU.
excellent move by the EU. since the 10% is global, the only losers are the americans who either have to pay +10% on everything imported or will have to do without imports (which will lead to recession)
Looks like Canada and China maybe the only two countries to fight it out with the United States – most other countries are bending the knee.
I hope we’re not going to be left in the cold.
Mining ain’t for sissies ©
If USA put tariffs of 10% only on EU that would be a weak move. But since USA put 10% on everyone, there is no reason to retaliate. I think it is good move. USA basically put 10% VAT on their imported goods.
They can do what they want, but I rather pay 300% tarrifs, instead of buying a US made product again.
Pause is good, but we should keep preparing for the next wave. This shit is far from over.
Very sad because he still have 10% on us so he basicly got 10% on all for free
I get the pragmatism but this mindset of being *technically* reasonsible and pragramtic all the way to dependence and submission is so exhausting. At some point you have to take a stand purely to prove to yourself and others that you can take a stand, even if there is a practical cost. There is no path to improvement with mild manner, reasonable, return to status quo minor tweaks to policy. It’s time to be bold.
Weak