
Trump’s Tariff Threat Leaves the EU Scrambling for Response
Macron and Scholz would prefer immediate retaliation, while others would rather de-escalate.
Macron and Scholz would prefer immediate retaliation, while others would rather de-escalate.
Despite being lauded in Europe as essential to the green transition, new EU carbon tariffs have evoked considerable anger in the Global South and stirred fears that the tariffs will destroy national steel industries and direct more countries into the arms of China.
Volkswagen and Hyundai announced plans to shift production to the U.S.; now Audi CEO Markus Duesmann also projects moving operations to America.
While the cost of doing business in Europe has increased dramatically in the last year, the euro has also lost value against the dollar. The depreciation benefits euro-zone exports to America.
The reason for Russia’s trade surplus with Europe is two-fold: the EU’s need for Russian products and the high price of gas and oil.