The EU implodes on the duties. The agreement between Brussels and Washington signed by Trump-Von der Leyen discontent almost everyone and the controversies are fierce. Yesterday, during a press conference, Maros Sefcovic, a European negotiator, described the agreement reached in Turnberry as “the best possible agreement”, addressing European journalists. But the pact signed by the von der Leyen was welcomed with harsh criticism by several European Union countries.
There France He defined the agreement as a negative moment in transatlantic relationships, expressing concerns about an excessive opening against the United States. “It is a dark day in which an alliance of free men, gathered to affirm their values and defend their interests, resign himself to the submission“, So on his profile x the French prime minister Francois Bayrou. Even the Germanyafter examining the details of the agreement, he showed reservations. The duties of 15% on European exports will cause “important damage” to the German economy according to Chancellor Friedrich Merz: “I am not satisfied with this result, in the sense that I don’t think it is a good thing but it was evident, given the starting situation with the United States, that it was not possible to get more”.
Throughout Europe the discussion focused oncompromise balance: On the one hand, the introduction of duties of 30% by the United States has been avoided, on the other Europe has granted some openings in sectors considered strategic, such as the wine and pharmaceutical one.
Some European leaders have expressed themselves publicly against the agreement, but there are also those who like Viktor Orban He caught the jump ball to attack the von der leyen. By rejecting the agreement by comparing it negatively with the agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, the Hungarian Prime Minister highlighted: “Donald Trump did not reach an agreement with Ursula von der Leyen, but rather the President of the European Commission for Breakfast was ate”. Other leaders, such as Donald Tusk and Pedro Sanchez, have maintained a more prudent position, while the president of the Italian Council Giorgia Meloni He expressed an interlocutory evaluation, stating that the impact for Italian companies appears manageable but that the overall judgment will be formulated only after the publication of the final text.
The sting on EU goods and the collapse of the euro, but not only. There is also an aspect that will probably raise the tones of the discussion. Turnberry’s agreement was accompanied by some elements not completely clarified. Among these, the digital theme played a significant role. In the official communication of the White House it is stated that the European Union has undertaken not to introduce or maintain taxes on the use of networks. This step seems to exclude the possibility of introducing the so -called fair share, a European proposal that provided for the contribution of large technological companies to finance digital infrastructure, already present for some time in the EU tax agenda together with the web tax.
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