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Both Mr. Habeck and Mr. Macron warned that the tariffs would hit growth and supply chains on both sides of the Atlantic and fan inflationary pressures in the United States.
From The New York Times
President Donald Trump announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners — a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among others — that threaten to dismantl...
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"This decision is a catastrophe for the economic world," said French Prime Minister François Bayrou.
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Germany and France Say Europe Must Respond to Trump’s Auto Tariffs
Leaders in both countries warned that tariffs would fan inflation in the United States and upend global supply chains.
After Trump’s broad tariffs, Europe reels from the loss of an old ally
Some Europeans have acknowledged U.S. grievances over trade but wonder whether the Trump administration is truly serious about finding a middle ground.
EU leader on Trump tariffs: ‘Let down by our oldest ally’
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, on Thursday criticized President Trump’s expansive tariffs unveiled the day before. “I would like to speak directly to my fellow Europeans.
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
Trump was fulfilling a key campaign promise as he imposed what he called “reciprocal” tariffs on trade partners, acting without Congress under the 1977 International Emergency
Trump Announces Sweeping New Tariffs. What’s Next
Trump imposed the steepest US tariffs in more than a century, stepping up his campaign to reshape global trade.
The biggest winners and losers in Europe as Trump announces sweeping tariffs
Global markets and businesses were thrown into disarray by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements on Thursday.
Europe hopes for Trump tariffs deal but prepares for the worst
The message from the EU, which has the task of responding on behalf of its 27 member states, is that Europe is ready to negotiate with the US but at the same time poised to hit back too. EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic aims to talk tariffs with his US counterparts on Friday.
Switzerland slams U.S. tariffs, stays close to EU over next steps
Switzerland's government on Thursday described trade tariffs imposed on the country by U.S. President Donald Trump as incomprehensible, and vowed to stay in close communication with the European Union on how they proceed.
Trump’s tariffs are an economic emergency for Americans
Trump’s tariffs are an economic emergency. If implemented, the US’s average tariff rate would be higher than under Smoot-Hawley. They would constitute the largest tax increase since the 1968 levies to fund the Vietnam war.
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Germany risks EU chaos as new government wants to punish Putin’s ally
The new German government wants to push the European Union to impose sanctions on a member state for failing to uphold the bloc’s fundamental values. While the country in question was not explicitly named in a draft proposal by Germany’s new ruling coalition,
Germany ‘heading back to the 1930s’
It is set to be one of the EU countries hit the hardest by Donald Trump’s tariff surge
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Germany slams Trump tariffs, US tech titans in crosshairs
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday slammed sweeping new US tariffs as "fundamentally wrong" as Berlin warned that the European Union could retaliate by targeting American tech titans. US duties of 25 percent on imported cars also took effect Thursday,
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Germany’s Social Democrats Should Defend EU Supply Chains Laws
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), the other party in the coalition talks, should step up to preserve the EU Due Diligence Directive. Founded to protect workers’ rights, the SPD has long backed laws obliging companies to respect human rights in their supply chains,
German fiscal bonanza adds to European debt strains and defence challenge
Germany's fiscal bonanza may boost European economic growth, but for its debt-laden neighbours the accompanying higher borrowing costs are eating into their already limited ability to ramp up defence spending.
German inflation falls, bolstering case for more ECB rate cuts
German inflation fell more than expected in March, pointing to further policy easing by the European Central Bank.
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The US is on an egg hunt in Europe to ease prices at home
Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden are among ... be sanitized and refrigerated before they reach shoppers; in the European Union, safety standards call for Grade A eggs to be sold unwashed and ...
Germany offers the global economy a glimmer of hope
Efforts to reform German debt brake could turn the country back into the locomotive of European growth, Desmond Lachman writes in a guest commentary.
Germany in ‘secret’ talks with European neighbours to turn away asylum seekers
Germany is working on a “secret plan” to create an alliance of European countries that will turn back migrants at their borders.
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Germany’s Baerbock: European defense union no longer a question of if but how fast
A European defense union is no longer a question of if, but of how fast, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Thursday. “The European defense industry is still national in character ...
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