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  • President Donald Trump on Friday said he is “recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union” after complaining that trade negotiations have stalled.

  • The EU “has been very difficult to deal with,” Trump wrote. “Our discussions with them are going nowhere!”

The European Union, which was formed for the primary purpose of taking advantage of the United States on TRADE, has been very difficult to deal with. Their powerful Trade Barriers, Vat Taxes, ridiculous Corporate Penalties, Non-Monetary Trade Barriers, Monetary Manipulations, unfair and unjustified lawsuits against Americans Companies, and more, have led to a Trade Deficit with the U.S. of more than $250,000,000 a year, a number which is totally unacceptable. Our discussions with them are going nowhere! Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025. There is no Tariff if the product is built or manufactured in the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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[–] perestroika@lemm.ee 67 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

If he does that, the prices that rise most in the US will be medical products, medicines and motor vehicles.

The EU does have a trade surplus in goods with the US. The US has a nearly comparable surplus in trade of services.

If the EU were to respond by taxing US services harshly, we'd experience more expensive licenses and advertising costs. Year of the Linux desktop? Year of the dark red Google?

[–] Amberskin@europe.pub 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The EU will not tax products which are critical for the European economy until/unless there is a viable local alternative.

What I expect the EU to do is to subsidise those fledging local alternatives. And yes, this is against WTO rules, but I guess nobody cares about that anymore.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

It certainly should. Of course they shouldn't shoot themselves in the foot, like Trump is, but it's like play chess with a pigeon. It's not about normal tactics.

[–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

As a European software developer I would love to see that.

Unfortunately I'm afraid those most likely to cry foul aren't Americans, but the majority of European tech businesses who are either reselling MSFT bullshit or completely locked in AWS/Azure/GCP. Open-source/sovereign software services are the exception, not the rule.