European Union is pressing to reduce fees and threaten to respond in July
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced that US President Donald Trump has announced that it will doubled fees imposed on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent, but this week will be given strong arguments to seek the United States to reduce customs duties.
The European Trade Commissioner, Maras Sivkovic, American Commerce Actor, Jameson Zarer, will meet at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at Paris on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the European Commission’s technical teams will be in parallel consultation with its American colleagues in Washington, Reuters said.
The commission, which oversees the commercial policy of the 27 -Cantreas European Union, emphasizes that negotiations have been given priority as a way to resolve the existing conflict.
“We do not want to resort to customs policies,” the UNHCR spokesman said at a press conference. Our goal is to reduce drawings, but cancel them wherever possible. “This is our stable position, and this week we will defend it strongly at the technical and political level.”
The European Union has expressed regret over the US administration’s decision to double the customs duties on steel imports.
The European Union currently has 25 percent of US fees on steel and car imports, in addition to the “mutual” fees imposed by the majority of European goods, temporarily mentioned by 20 percent, but it is applied up to 10 percent of the 90 -day period ending July (July).
The European Union, but immediately stopped the first package of the Anti -Fies on the annual American imports of 21 billion euros (about 24 billion) in response to the fees imposed on minerals immediately. The UNHCR is also studying the possibility of responding to US customs duties, as well as widespread policies that expand 95 billion euros.
The Commission explained that the acceptable agreement for both parties was impossible, the counter -proceeders would come into force on July 14, or if necessary.
