The return of Donald Trump It has not gone unnoticed. And it could not be otherwise. As announced on several occasions before and after the victory against Kamala Harris, the Tycoon decided to give a turning point. One of the most used weapons is that of dutiesto brandish against any country refuses to treat this or that dossier. The news offers us vivid testimonies. Just think of what happened in a few hours with the Colombiabent in his first battle for the repatriation of illegal immigrants using the threat of duties.
After the initial resistance to the American expulsions of illegal immigrants in chains on military cargo, Bogota decided to do A step back. President Gustavo Petro had refused the landing of a couple of flights by denouncing that “the United States cannot treat Colombian migrants like criminals”. In addition to making available his presidential aircraft for repatriations, the former guerrillas elected in 2022 as the first left leader had also controversial about the fact that even in Colombia “there are 15,666 irregular American”, adding that “if they want it they can be In Colombia “because we” are the opposite of the Nazis “.
Trump’s response was not long in coming: the list of retaliation on Truth, including duties at 25% (and 50% in a week), banking and financial penalties, tight on visas and customs checks. The Colombian president tried to keep Botta – threatening first duties at 50% and then 25% – but after a few hours he raised a white flag. And the White House was able to cheer: “The government of Bogota welcomed all the conditions of President Trump, including acceptance without restrictions on all illegal immigrants from Colombia repatriated by the USA, also on US military planes, without limitations or delays” . Of course it arrived the suspension of punitive measures: “Today’s events make it clear to the world that America is respected again. President Trump will continue to protect the sovereignty of our nation with fervor and expect all the other nations of the world to fully cooperate in accepting the deportation of their citizens illegally present in the United States “.
Trump in dialogue with Copenhagen has expressly threatened specific measures such as customs duties against Danish products without a dialogue on Washington’s requests. Trump’s interest has various reasons, from the key geographical position for the control of arctic routes to the exploitation of mining resources, passing through the development of military and space bases. Well, the intervention of the Tycoon seems to have had some effects. Yesterday the Danish government announced that it will spend 14.6 billion crowns, or two billion euros, for strengthen safety in the Arctic – a strategic area for its proximity to Russia and the United States – and in the North Atlantic. “The level of threat in the Arctic and the North Atlantic has increased. We must therefore significantly strengthen the defensive presence in these regions, “said Danish defense minister Troels Lund Poulsen.
Already adopted during the first term, the duties will be even more aggressive during this second term. Spotlights on the Chinaalready affected for some time by duties imposed by the USA on various types of products within the commercial war between the two countries – continued by Joe Biden – but the Tycoon has clarified that all the goods from Beijing will now be involved. Trump also referred to new duties against the products that come from the countries of theEU Without giving more details and talking about a necessary “commercial equity”: “they treat us very much, very bad, so they will have to pay duties”.
Italy can hope for the factor Giorgia Meloni And in reality the EU also puts great expectations towards the Italian Premier, the only EU exponent at the settlement ceremony. “United States and Europe are complementary economies therefore a clash in the field of duties is not convenient for anyone” recalled Meloni from Al-Tue yesterday: “The issue of EU commercial surplus compared to the USA is not a question that was born with the Trump presidency, it is a question that American administrations have often asked. ” The prime minister added: “I understand the point of view of the United States – he resumed – but if he went to look at the overall data and for example the issue of the trade trade was involved, then there it would be seen that in this case there is It is a commercial surplus in favor of the United States of about 100 billion, demonstrating that they are complementary and interconnected economies and that therefore a clash is not convenient for anyone “. Meloni invoked the dialogue, because the question can only be addressed with a balanced and balanced solution: “It is the road I intend to travel and is the road I intend to suggest to find solutions together with the American administration”.
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