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We're currently discussing it, and in such cases, the response must be made public as soon as it's decided,
French Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on Friday
Europe has everything it needs to make it through this storm. We are in this together,
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen saidIf they're going to go after our goods surplus, then we'll look at the services surplus,
an EU official saidWe will react in areas where it hurts the United States,
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We are prepared to implement firm, impactful but proportionate countermeasures,
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said on ThursdayWe love soybeans, but we can get them from Brazil,
the official said
Northern Ireland’s response to the actions of the United States is decided for us by a foreign government, the European Commission, in which we are not represented,
Traditional Unionist Voice MP Jim Allister told POLITICO
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The volume of evidence that’s required costs a lot of money and time and effort,
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We’ve got to be alert to the particular situation that would occur in the occurrence of a different retaliatory stance from ourselves and the EU.”
Responding to the DUP’s concerns Thursday, Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds saidAre there going to be special measures to protect Northern Irish businesses from those tariffs? And how quickly will reimbursement measures be put in place?”
asked the senior U.K. business representative, who was granted anonymity to speak candidlyThere wasn’t enough information that was available,
Kelly said, explainingThis strength is also built on our readiness to take firm countermeasures. All instruments are on the table,
Von der Leyen said Tuesday, a sentiment she reiterated on Thursday
Whereas the EU will probably not retaliate significantly now, it will likely threaten to do so if negotiations do not yield a result by mid-year,
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We will not join a race to the bottom that leads to higher prices and slower growth."
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said
Trump’s tariffs are likely to divert a massive amount of Chinese exports into the E.U.”
Noah Barkin, a senior adviser at the Rhodium Group in Berlin and a specialist on China, said
The bloc is likely to throw its entire trade policy toolbox at Beijing in response,
he addedThere’s two ways that this could play,
said Theresa Fallon, an analyst at the Center for Russia, Europe, Asia Studies in BrusselsWe must engage constructively with China,
Ursula von der Leyen, who heads the E.U.’s executive arm, said during a speech in Davos, Switzerland, in JanuaryWe will also be watching closely what indirect effects these tariffs could have, because we cannot absorb global overcapacity, nor will we accept dumping on our market,
Ms. von der Leyen warned in her televised response on Thursday to the Trump tariffs
And this pressure now needs to be unfolded, from Germany, from Europe in the alliance with other countries, and then we will see who is the stronger one in this arm wrestle,
Habeck said