The French Minister of Foreign Trade Loran Saint Martin He adopted an aggressive attitude in an interview with Les Echos today on the customs duties imposed by the US President Donald Trumpdeclaring ready for a ‘BRA de Fer’ with the US.
“We have to be ready for a BRA de Fer, because the power relationship is the only thing the US president understands”said the French minister. The European states “They have to accept the perspective of countermeasures ready to take Europe”fill in.
The European Union hopes to reach a trade agreement with the US despite the new threats made by President Trump on Saturday for Imposition of 30% duties from August 1. Yesterday, the European Commission presented in the 27 Member States a list of possible countermeasures, totaling 72 billion euros, if the Trump government insists on imposing 30% of the EU imports.
The French minister acknowledged that there was a divergence of views on the attitude that the EU should adopt in talks with the US, as some believe that self -restraint is needed to avoid escalating tensions during the negotiations. “The question is whether we will announce our reaction now to achieve a more favorable negotiation or whether we will only react after the finalization of an agreement we consider asymmetric. In short, what will we do in the next two weeks’, said the Loran Saint Martin.
Source :Skai
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