TRUMP

These tariffs come first ░░░░░░░░ foremost at immense costs ░░░░░░░░ us consumers and businesses ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ have a massive impact ░░░░░░░░ on the global economy ░░░░░░░░ hard hit are the ░░░░░░░░ countries And this is ░░░░░░░░ major turning point for ░░░░░░░░ United States Nonetheless we ░░░░░░░░ ready to negotiate with ░░░░░░░░ United States Indeed we ░░░░░░░░ offered 040 tariffs for ░░░░░░░░ goods as we have ░░░░░░░░ done with many other ░░░░░░░░ partners because Europe is ░░░░░░░░ ready for a good ░░░░░░░░ So we keep it ░░░░░░░░ the table but we ░░░░░░░░ also prepared to respond ░░░░░░░░ countermeasures and defend our ░░░░░░░░ And in addition we ░░░░░░░░ also protect ourselves against ░░░░░░░░ effects through trade diversion ░░░░░░░░ for this purpose we ░░░░░░░░ set up an import ░░░░░░░░ task force We will ░░░░░░░░ with industry to make ░░░░░░░░ we have the necessary ░░░░░░░░ base for policy measures ░░░░░░░░ we will stay in ░░░░░░░░ close contact to minimize ░░░░░░░░ of our actions on ░░░░░░░░ other We re discussing ░░░░░░░░ response to the United ░░░░░░░░ but also the other ░░░░░░░░ pillars of our strategy ░░░░░░░░ one is strengthening our ░░░░░░░░ markets or getting rid ░░░░░░░░ remaining barriers And the ░░░░░░░░ pillar is diversifying our ░░░░░░░░ relations specifically further diversifying ░░░░░░░░ trade relations is very ░░░░░░░░ for us because this ░░░░░░░░ the market opportunities and ░░░░░░░░ crucial for our companies ░░░░░░░░ we will focus like ░░░░░░░░ laser beam on the ░░░░░░░░ of global trade that ░░░░░░░░ beyond the United States ░░░░░░░░ opportunities And this is ░░░░░░░░ we re deepening our ░░░░░░░░ with our trading partners ░░░░░░░░ know the deals that ░░░░░░░░ have done with Mexico ░░░░░░░░ and Switzerland We re ░░░░░░░░ on India Thailand Malaysia ░░░░░░░░ and many others By ░░░░░░░░ we want to be ░░░░░░░░ clear Europe stands together ░░░░░░░░ our businesses and with ░░░░░░░░ businesses for all Europeans ░░░░░░░░ the European Union and ░░░░░░░░