Posted on 04/07/2025 1:28:14 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The European Union has floated a “zero-for-zero” tariff resolution with the Trump administration after 20% import levies were imposed by Washington last week. “We have offered zero-for-zero tariffs for industrial goods as we have successfully done with many other trading partners,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday.
“Because Europe is always ready for a good deal. So we keep it on the table,” she said at a press conference alongside Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. “We stand ready to negotiate with the US,” von der Leyen added. “We are also prepared to respond through countermeasures and defend our interests.”
EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, of Slovakia, said the zero-for-zero arrangement would be applied to chemicals, pharmaceuticals, rubber, plastic machinery and cars.
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What, is this thread number 4 on this subject?
There are about 100 ways they manipulate the trade to cause an imbalance. So the tariffs stay until there is equilibrium.
I did a search on the title.
You did what you could. This search feature is one of the worst I’ve ever seen. FR works great otherwise.
Also, a promise not to interfere in the elections of member states.And throw in some free speech and there’s the grand deal.
Resign, and stop trying to start WWIII. Then maybe we’ll talk.
And 0 vat tax?
Removal of other barriers?
But until this week, the EU was perfectly willing to stick it to the U.S.
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