The European Commission's Teresa Ribera: ‘We will defend’ Europeans in the face of new US tariffs

Teresa Ribera defends EU unity against US tariffs and Trump's criticism of digital antitrust rules.

European Commission Vice President Teresa Ribera ruled out Brussels being willing to renegotiate its digital legislation following the imposition of new tariffs by US President Donald Trump. “We cannot negotiate on our own sovereign decisions, it doesn’t make sense to do so,” she said in a conversation with journalists during a visit to Washington. 10% tariffs enter into force on Saturday and will increase to 20% on April 9 for the European Unio…

The European Union is trying to see US President Donald Trump take a step back in the 20% tariffs that he has approved imposing on the bulk of imports from Europe, which amount to 25% in the case of aluminum, steel, cars and their main components. The announcement of the new tariffs occurred while European Commission Vice President Teresa Ribera was in Washington. Ribera said this Friday in a meeting with journalists that what is happening with …

The European Commission's Teresa Ribera: ‘We will defend’ Europeans in the face of new US tariffs

The United States' new sweeping tariffs are “bad news for the whole world—including Americans,” Ribera said at an Atlantic Council Front Page event.

European Commission Vice President and Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera believes that Donald Trump's tariffs are "concerning" and "indignant," and that they don't come well "to anyone in the global economy, nor to the American economy." Ribera has spoken these words in a meeting with journalists in Washington, where she has come to meet with the president of the Federal Trade Commission, and where on Wednesday she was surprised by the US p…

First Vice President and Competition Commissioner of the European Commission, Teresa Ribera, said Friday that the European Union (EU) must act with a "cool head" and in a united manner to respond to the 20% increase in import tariffs on the US, while defending the digital antitrust rules harshly criticized by Donald Trump. Ribera, who today concluded a three-day visit to Washington, said in a meeting with journalists that Brussels must respond t…