German Vice Chancellor: EU ready to impose retaliatory duties against the US

German Vice Chancellor: EU ready to impose retaliatory duties against the US

German Vice Chancellor and the country’s economy minister from the Green Party Robert Habeck said that European countries are ready to impose duties against the United States if American President Donald Trump imposes duties on goods from the EU.

“As Europeans, we are ready for retaliatory duties. Americans should know – this is a very bad alternative … We will make it clear to the Americans: you also have something to lose. But if it doesn’t work, we can’t let ourselves be hoodwinked,” Habeck said at a public event organized by German newspaper Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.

Trump previously said he would impose import duties against goods from the European Union because Brussels treats Washington “terribly.” The day before, the US president had already signed an executive order imposing duties on goods from Canada, Mexico and China.

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