However, Trump announced a “90 -day pause” in the implementation of that norm, and consequently the EU adopted A similar decision With his countermeasures.
The pause adopted by the European Union will have “legal effect” as of Tuesday, said the commission, the executive arm of the European Union.
Simultaneously, the European Commissioner of Commerce, Maros Sefcovic, is in Washington this week for conversations with American counterparts.
The expectation of the European Union is that, in those contacts, Sefcovic manages to convince US officials to put aside the rise of tariffs as a commercial tool.
In the statement released on Monday, the commission indicated that American tariffs “are unjustified and harmful”, and may also cause economic damage “to both parties.”