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Europa English European Parliament Committees INTA
08.05.2025
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US tariffs: EU creates the right incentives for negotiations, and in the event negotiations fail
“The unjustified US tariffs on cars, car parts as well as the universal tariffs that followed after the steel and aluminium tariffs should not remain unanswered. It is only logical that the EU continues to work on a sizeable set of countermeasures to create the right incentives for negotiations and to prepare in the event that negotiations fail. I also strongly support the Commission's intention to initiate WTO proceedings. The EU must protect and uphold the multilateral trading system. Might...
“The unjustified US tariffs on cars, car parts as well as the universal tariffs that followed after the steel and aluminium tariffs should not remain unanswered. It is only logical that the EU continues to work on a sizeable set of countermeasures to create the right incentives for negotiations and to prepare in the event that negotiations fail. I also strongly support the Commission's intention to initiate WTO proceedings. The EU must protect and uphold the multilateral trading system. Might does not make right in trade policy. The Commission is using every opportunity to find a negotiated solution that is beneficial for both sides. It must continue to do so. If a binding agreement between the EU and the US is reached, the European Parliament will only give its consent if it is in the best interest of the Union, of its workers, its businesses and its consumers.” You may address questions to Bernd Lange (S&D, DE) office at Bernd.Lange@europarl.europa.eu.
Angaben ohne Gewähr. Stand: 08.05.2025