US President Donald Trump said during a meeting of his cabinet on Wednesday that his government will soon announce duties against the European Union.

In particular, the US president, intensifying his rhetoric against the EU, said that “the European Union was created to deceive the United States”, adding that it wants to impose a 25% duties on EU car imports, among other things.

As the Financial Times reports, the US president during a cabinet meeting said that “we have made a decision and will announce it very soon. It will be 25%. “

Trump said the duties would be implemented “in general”, though he specifically said they would hit car imports.

The euro fell slightly after Trump’s comments, with its exchange rate falling 0.2% against the dollar, reaching $ 1,049.

At the same time, the US president has announced that the new strict duties on imports from Mexico and Canada would enter into force on April 2, about a month later than the previous deadline.

Earlier this month, the government had set on March 4 as a date of entry into force of 25% in goods from Mexico and non -energy goods from Canada.