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EU pushes back retaliatory trade tariffs against US

2025-07-14 07:58:27Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
EU pushes back retaliatory trade tariffs against US
Ursula von der Leyen

The EU's retaliatory tariffs on US exports have been postponed again, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced.

The countermeasures, which were expected to begin on Tuesday, came in response to initial steel and aluminum import taxes by US President Donald Trump.

The EU retaliation, which would have affected 21 billion euros worth of American goods, was first suspended in March.

This suspension has been extended until the beginning of August, von der Leyen said at a press conference on Sunday.

Von der Leyen told reporters: "The United States has sent us a letter with measures that will come into effect if there is no negotiated solution, so we will extend the suspension of our countermeasures until the beginning of August."

"At the same time, we will continue to prepare for countermeasures so that we are fully prepared."

The European Commission President insisted that the EU "has always been very clear that we prefer a negotiated solution."

"This remains the case and we will use the time we have now until August 1," she added.

EU trade ministers are expected to meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss how to respond. This comes after Trump wrote a letter to von der Leyen announcing his plans to impose 30% tariffs on imports from the EU, starting August 1.

He warned that if a trading partner retaliated with import duties against the US, he would retaliate by increasing tariffs beyond 30%.

In a pre-recorded interview with Fox News, which aired Saturday night, Trump said some countries were "very upset right now," but he insisted that the tariffs meant "hundreds of billions of dollars" were "flowing out."

'Protect European interests'

EU trade ministers will meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss how strong the line should be towards Washington.

Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Sunday that "serious, solution-oriented negotiations" with the US were still needed, but added that, if they fail, the EU would need "decisive countermeasures to protect jobs and businesses in Europe."

"Our hand remains outstretched, but we will not accept everything," Klingbeil told the daily newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

His comments came after French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday urged the European Commission - which negotiates on behalf of all EU countries - to "defend European interests resolutely".

As of Saturday, the Trump administration has proposed tariff terms for 24 countries and for the EU, which consists of 27 countries.

On April 12, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro set a goal of securing “90 deals in 90 days.”

So far, the president has announced outlines of two such pacts with the United Kingdom and Vietnam, while negotiations with others continue.


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