European trade ministers will meet to discuss a response to US President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs of 30 % na unijní vývoz, pokud do 1. August there will be no agreementsě.

Despite months of negotiations, Trump's announcement has thrown the negotiations into disarray. While the EU has extended the suspension of countermeasures until early August, it is also preparing a package of retaliatory measures - pursuing a dual approach: on the one hand, dialogue, on the other, readiness to respond.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen reiterated the EU's preference for a negotiated solution, while leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron a německý kancléř Friedrich Merz stress the need to protect European interests. German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil warned that if negotiations fail, the EU will act decisively, and Italian PM Giorgia Meloniová warned that a trade war between the West will weaken all parties involved.

Economic circles, particularly in France and Germany, have expressed serious concerns. A tariff of 30 % would spell disaster for key export sectors - German industry and the French agricultural and dairy sectors. French dairy producers warned that they would be forced to restructure their export strategies. Minister Klingbeil stressed that Trump's tariffs would harm both Europe and the US.The result would be losers on both sides."

CMG