The president of the United States, Donald Trumphe has reaffirmed this Sunday what he sees “and 50% of probability “of achieving a Tariff Agreement With the European Union, but pointed out that “the lack of equity” supposedly by Brussels is one of the obstacles to get it. Trump made these statements at the beginning of his meeting in his complex of Golf de Turnberry, In western Scotland, with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von de Leyenwho for his part trusted to close what would be “the greater agreement of the world “.
In the press shift, the president confessed that he was from paint humor And he clarified that it was not for the golf, which he played this morning: “Golf is always beautiful, it can never be bad,” he said. Instead, it seemed to indicate that it was because for his country “trade with the European Union has been stand“, due to the perception that Brussels applies a Excessive lien to US exports.
“If we do not reach a pact, there will be tariff 30 % to community imports as of August 1. Von der Leyen, on the other hand, he remarked that the US and the EU “are the greater economies of the world “, with a commercial volume of 1.7 billion dollarsand acknowledged that it is about “rebuilding” the bilateral relationship since the United States has a commercial deficit with the twenty -seven.
15% tariff
Trump also rejected that his administration is willing to offer less than and 15 % of tariffs to the community block, which is the percentage that, according to sources of the negotiation, would be agreed as Commitment solution to avoid a commercial war on both parties from August. Although the intention is collaborative, von der Leyen reaches the appointment backed by a Package of countermeasures of retaliation by value of 93,000 million euroswhich would apply in a staggered way if there is no understanding.
Brussels has indicated that their priority is stability against a Tariff climb which considers that it would increase uncertainty and harm companies. Trump receives Von der Leyen in his golf complex in Turnberry, within the framework of a Personal trip From four days to Scotland that will culminate on Tuesday with a visit to its other golf course near Aberdeen, in the Northeast Scottish.
