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New Straits Times
2 days ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
EU-US tariff deal "unsatisfactory", "imbalanced"
BRUSSELS: A senior European lawmaker has strongly criticised a draft trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United States (US), warning that it could undermine the bloc's economic stability and job security, reported Xinhua. Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade, described the proposed framework, which includes a 15 per cent tariff on all EU exports to the US, as "unsatisfactory" and "significantly imbalanced." The tariff rate, he noted, would represent a fourfold increase over current average levels, while the EU would commit to zero tariffs on US goods. "This is a deal with a slant. Concessions have been made that are difficult to bear," Lange said in a statement on Sunday. US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced earlier in the day that the two sides had reached a trade agreement, under which the US would impose a baseline tariff of 15 per cent on EU goods. Although both leaders described the deal as a step toward restoring "trade balance" and promoting more equitable two-way commerce, the agreement allows Washington to levy broad tariffs while securing zero-tariff access for a range of strategic American exports. In contrast, the EU has pledged to purchase US$750 billion worth of American energy and commit an additional US$600 billion in investments in the US. Lange noted that while Trump publicly declared a blanket 15 per cent tariff during remarks following the talks, he had earlier explicitly excluded certain sectors, including steel and pharmaceuticals. He added that increased European purchases of US energy, particularly liquefied natural gas, were anticipated, as the EU continues efforts to reduce its reliance on Russian fossil fuels. However, Lange criticised the US$600 billion in planned additional investments, including increased funding for US military technology, calling such measures contrary to European economic interests. He likened the pressure tactics used in the deal to those Washington employed in recent negotiations with Japan. "Overall, this deal will contribute to weakening the EU's economic development and harming its gross domestic product," he said.
The Star
2 days ago
- Business
- The Star
EU-U.S. tariff deal "unsatisfactory," "imbalanced": senior EU lawmaker
BRUSSELS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- A senior European lawmaker has sharply criticized a draft trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United States, warning that it could undermine the bloc's economic stability and job security. Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade, described the proposed framework, which includes a 15-percent tariff on all EU exports to the United States, as "unsatisfactory" and "significantly imbalanced." The tariff rate, he noted, would represent a fourfold increase over current average levels, while the EU would commit to zero tariffs on U.S. goods. "This is a deal with a slant. Clearly, concessions have been made that are difficult to bear," Lange said in a statement on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced earlier in the day that they had reached a trade agreement under which the United States would impose a baseline tariff of 15 percent on EU goods. Although both leaders described the deal as a step toward restoring "trade balance" and promoting more equitable two-way commerce, the agreement allows Washington to levy broad tariffs while securing zero-tariff access for a range of strategic American exports. In contrast, the EU has pledged to purchase 750 billion U.S. dollars' worth of American energy and commit an additional 600 billion U.S. dollars in investments in the United States. Lange noted that while Trump publicly declared a blanket 15-percent tariff during remarks following the talks, he had earlier explicitly excluded certain sectors, including steel and pharmaceuticals. He added that increased European purchases of U.S. energy, particularly liquefied natural gas, were anticipated, as the EU continues efforts to reduce its reliance on Russian fossil fuels. However, Lange criticized the 600 billion dollars in planned additional investments, including increased funding for U.S. military technology, calling such measures contrary to European economic interests. He likened the pressure tactics used in the deal to those Washington employed in recent negotiations with Japan. "Overall, this deal will contribute to weakening the EU's economic development and harming its gross domestic product," he said.
Elle
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
How Dylan O'Brien and Rachael Lange Hard-Launched Their Private Romance on Instagram
Actor Dylan O'Brien is best known for his roles on MTV's Teen Wolf and in The Maze Runner, with a cemented status as a Hollywood heartthrob. Offscreen, he's been seeing model Rachael Lange for the last two years, but they share very little about their relationship in public. Proof of their relationship primarily exists on Lange's Instagram feed. Here's everything to know about Rachael Lange and her relationship with Dylan O'Brien so far. Rachael Lange lives and works in New York City, and has worked as as a model with Elite New York. She now has a career as a photographer and herbalist. On her photography website, she writes about discovering photography as an art form: Lange shared photos of O'Brien picking flowers on her photography Instagram in April 2025 post, writing, 'Lover in the tulip fields.' The pictures look like they could have been taken in Amsterdam—and O'Brien and Lange certainly travel a lot as a couple. They visited Japan in July 2024: Then went to Thailand in April 2025: Lange is very interested in nutrition and herbal medicine, and frequently shares her recipes online: As well as footage from harvest and preparing herbs: In January 2023, the pair was seen holding hands at Paris Fashion Week, Entertainment Tonight reported at the time. O'Brien made his first appearance on her Instagram in October 2023, in a carousel captioned, 'Really cute fall things.' It included a photo of O'Brien pulling a cart with their pumpkins and smiling over his shoulder at her. He appeared in another video she shared in December, kissing her cheek by the Christmas tree. They have not made any appearances at official events or red carpets, but they were photographed at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2025. They were most recently seen in New York City in May 2025. Instagram gossip page DeuxMoi shared photos of them walking their dog before stopping for a passionate kiss in the park. On May 18, O'Brien made another appearance on Lange's Instagram page, kissing her on the cheek as she smiles.
Euronews
08-07-2025
- Business
- Euronews
EU examines US proposal of 10% tariffs but concerns remain on sectors
The EU and the US are preparing for a trade deal involving the US imposing a baseline 10% tariff on EU goods, according to several sources briefed by EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič. A preliminary agreement is expected to be concluded by Wednesday, with legal implementation by August 1st — the new deadline set by US President Donald Trump before additional tariffs come into effect if no deal is signed, sources said. 'The US will not drop the baseline tariffs, because they're a revenue source,' the Parliament's trade committee head MEP Bernd Lange (Germany/S&D) told reporters on Tuesday. He said that aircraft and spirits would be exempted from the baseline 10% tariffs. Whether wines are included remains unclear. The US currently apply 25% tariffs on EU cars, 50% tariffs on steel and aluminium and 10% tariffs on all other EU imports. Lange said negotiations are ongoing on attempts to remove tariffs on cars, with much at stake for the German automotive industry, which is highly exposed to trade with the US. 'There are already estimates that up to 50,000 jobs could be at risk,' Lange added. Germany and Italy — the largest EU exporters of goods to the US along with Ireland — remain concerned by US proposals not to exempt key sectors such as cars, steel and aluminium or pharmaceuticals, according to an EU diplomat. EU retaliatory measures remain on the table but have not yet been finalised by the Commission. The EU must still decide when to use them. 'There is no immediate plan to do anything with the list,' Commission spokesperson Olof Gill said on Monday. A first list of measures covering €21 billion worth of US products has been suspended until the 14 July. A second list, reduced after the lobbying of industries and EU member states from €95 billion euros to €72 billion worth of US products, according to the French media AFP, has yet to be submitted for final approval by the EU member states.
NZ Herald
20-06-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
David Seymour: I went to Oxford to test my beliefs and learned a sad thing about NZ
Is it a prank? We think it's real. Okay, then, but we can't use taxpayer money. That conversation is how I ended up debating at Oxford Union. The question of the debate was that 'no one can be illegal on stolen land'. It was a clever moot, tapping into colonisation and immigration. What Government has the right to tell would-be migrants they can't come, when every inch of the planet has been fought over at some time? I went to test my beliefs that human rights are universal, that we should stop searching the past for reasons to doubt one another and focus more on where we're going than where we've been. I think those beliefs held up well, but I learned something sad about our country, too. Every Thursday in semester time, the Union invites guests to debate. Most people don't realise Lange was one of six or eight debaters. His speech, and the uranium line, obliterated the others. I had a student and a couple of American 'immigration enforcement experts' on my team. On the other side was the president of the Union, an Australian senator, an Oxford academic, and someone best described as Noam Chomsky's daughter. At the end of the debate, the audience divides, going through one door or another to register their vote for or against the motion, like Parliaments of old. The president of the Union opened, saying our team of white guys in tuxedos had 'something in common', that all borders are drawn in blood, and that New Zealand 'invites, exploits, then hunts' migrants. Since she came in an Alice in Wonderland dress with a two-metre hoop skirt, though, you can't help but like her. I think she was in on the joke. The Australian senator said 'white immigration' to Australia is unlawful, then described her own migration from India without explaining the difference. The academic wanted open immigration rights for anyone whose ancestors had been colonised, but it wasn't clear how far back this went. Chomsky promised to make seven points in her speech. I listened, but can only guess they were above my pay grade. My team agreed that, yes, history is filled with barbarism on all sides, but who decides where it stopped and started? Should we count Scottish victims of the Clearances as victims or villains? How about descendants of Māori who slaughtered other tribes in the musket wars? How do we account for people who, like the new Pope, have ancestors on both sides of conflict? We argued that grouping ourselves into victims and villains, based on ancestry, is exactly what leads to oppression and discrimination – seeing an individual as just another faceless member of a guilty group. Even if you could pick a time when land stopped being owned and started being stolen, you would create another problem, determinism. No wonder young people are depressed and anxious, being told they are either victims or villains in stories written before they were born. Building a better world, we said, needs a commitment to treat each person as a thinking and valuing being, deserving equal rights and dignity. I think the arguments for equal rights stood up well, but I learned something about New Zealand from how the events in Oxford were reported at home. What a depressing little country we can be. TVNZ based its coverage around an activist saying I shouldn't be able to speak because free speech is dangerous. The headline was me 'defending' speaking. What a contrast with the Oxford Union's commitment to free speech. Stuff's coverage announced, sneeringly, that I 'debated at Oxford, and lost'. Nowhere in the article does it explain how the debate is decided, or that my team, not I, lost by a margin of 54-46. It quotes a handful of audience members who disagreed with me, but didn't try to inform the reader of what I said or why nearly half voted for my team. Anyone reliant on these outlets would prove the adage that if you don't read the media, you're uninformed; if you do, then you're misinformed. I thank the Herald for its more balanced coverage and this right of reply. Thank you, Oxford Union, for the wonderful opportunity to freely debate controversial topics. Yes, all borders are drawn in blood, but if you want a better world, you need to ask not where we came from, but where we're going. Some in our media could learn from your spirit. David Seymour is the Deputy Prime Minister and Act Party leader
