Von der Leyen: EU countermeasures if negotiations fail

The European Commission has responded to the Hungarian Foreign Minister's continued accusations that Donald Trump was able to impose tariffs against the EU due to the incompetence of those in Brussels. The spokesperson for the body pointed out that negotiations with the United States had already begun much earlier, and this had also been reported in the press.

According to Péter Szijjártó, the EU is forced to suffer Donald Trump's tariff attacks due to the "incompetence" of "Brussels". In fact, the European Commission was already preparing for Trump before his election and is still negotiating with Washington at the highest level for a fair agreement.

Update in the morning: 7 a.m.: EU countermeasures against Trump + WhatsApp contact check

European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic insisted this Friday in a conversation with his US counterpart, Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick, in calling for "significant negotiations" to rid European imports of the massive tariffs announced by the Trump administration, although he has also warned that Brussels is continuing to prepare retaliation measures to compensate for the impact of the charges. "I have been clear, tariffs are harmful and unjus…

Brussels - European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič, during today's meeting with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, described the planned US tariffs as harmful and unjustified. According to him, the EU's relationship with the US needs a new approach. Šefčovič wrote this on X.

European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic insisted this Friday in a conversation with his US counterpart, Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick, in calling for "significant negotiations" to rid European imports of the massive tariffs announced by the Trump administration, although he has also warned that Brussels is moving forward with the preparation of retaliation measures to offset the impact of the levies.