EU Proposes Mutual Exemption Of Some Tariffs Between The United States And Europe For A Period Of 6 Months

According to a report from the German magazine Der Spiegel in April local time, the European Commissioner for Trade Affairs Valdis Dombrovskis stated that the European Union has proposed to the United States to mutually exempt certain commodity tariffs for six months.

According to a report in Der Spiegel, the Biden administration has not shown its willingness to reduce the steel tariffs imposed by its predecessor government on the European Union, and continues to threaten Russia and Germany to advance the "Beixi-2" natural gas pipeline project, highlighting the United States and Europe. Divergence of interests between. In this regard, Donbrowski said that the European Union "creates necessary breathing space for industries and workers on both sides of the Atlantic," and proposed to the United States to "suspend all retaliatory tariffs on both sides for six months in order to reach a negotiated settlement."