94Ha Viewpoint
On the 9th, EU member states voted to approve the first round of tariff countermeasures against the United States, which will impose tariffs of up to 25% on a series of US products. This round of countermeasures is mainly aimed at the US steel and aluminum tariffs. The EU countermeasures will be implemented in stages, and the first round will take effect on April 15. It is understood that the value of the goods involved in the first round of countermeasures is about 21 billion euros. The European Commission issued a press release saying that the EU believes that the US tariffs are unreasonable and destructive, causing damage to both sides and the global economy. The EU has made it clear that it prefers to reach a balanced and mutually beneficial outcome through negotiations with the United States. The EU said that these countermeasures can be stopped at any time if the United States agrees to reach a fair and balanced negotiation outcome.
U.S. President Trump said on the evening of the 7th that the European Union must commit to purchasing U.S. energy worth 350 billion U.S. dollars in order to obtain U.S. tariff reductions.
