EU to ramp up retaliation plans as US tariff deal prospects dim
European Union
is exploring a broader set of possible counter-measures against the United States as prospects for an acceptable trade agreement with Washington fade, according to EU diplomats.
An increasing number of EU members, including Germany, are now considering using wide-ranging "anti-coercion" measures which would let the bloc target US services and other sectors in the absence of a deal, diplomats say.
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The
European Commission
, which negotiates trade agreements on behalf of the 27-member bloc, had appeared on course for an agreement in which the EU would still have faced a 10% U.S. tariff on most of its exports, with some concessions.
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Such hopes now seem dashed after President
Donald Trump
's threat to impose a 30% tariff by August 1, and following talks between EU Trade Commissioner
Maros Sefcovic
and U.S. counterparts in Washington last week. Sefcovic, who has said a 30% tariff would "practically prohibit" transatlantic trade, delivered a sober report on the current state of play to EU envoys on Friday, diplomats told Reuters.
US counterparts had come up with diverging solutions during his meetings, including a baseline rate that could be well above 10%, the EU diplomats added.
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"Each interlocutor seemed to have different ideas. No one can tell (Sefcovic) what would actually fly with Trump," one diplomat said.
Prospects of easing or removing 50%
US tariffs
on steel and aluminium and 25% on cars and car parts appear limited.
'NUCLEAR OPTION'
Washington has also rejected the EU's demand for a "standstill" arrangement, whereby no further tariffs would be imposed after a deal is struck. The rationale, according to diplomats, is that Trump's hands cannot be tied on national security, the basis of Section 232 trade investigations into pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and timber.
Accordingly, the mood has pivoted among EU countries, EU diplomats say, and they are more ready to react, even though a negotiated solution is their preferred option.
The EU has one package of tariffs on 21 billion euros ($24.5 billion) of U.S. goods that is currently suspended until August 6. The bloc must still decide on a further set of countermeasures on 72 billion euros of U.S. exports.
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