Government spokesperson Sophie Primas was the guest of the Great Interview Europe 1-CNEWS. At the microphone of Sonia Mabrouk, she assures that “we do not want climbing with the United States”, after the entry into force of new customs duties in the United States. But it underlines the importance for Europeans to be “united and coordinated” in this trade war.
20% of taxes for products imported from the European Union, 46% for Vietnamese products, and even 104% of surcharge for products from China: new American customs duties entered into force this Wednesday morning. Bad news for the 60 countries concerned, many of which have called on the United States not to apply or repel them, the time for negotiations.
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Invited this Wednesday on the set of the Great Interview Europe 1-CNEWS, government spokesperson Sophie Primas believes that “nobody has to win in this trade war. No more the United States than Europe or the rest of the world,” she said.
Prepare for the worst
While panic has won the stock markets around the world, offering spectacular declines on Monday in Asia in particular, Sophie Primas clarifies the position of European Union countries. “The idea is not to climb but to be ready, to be strong compared to the United States, to be united also in Europe and to have a coordinated response,” she explains.
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Before concluding: “We do not want climbing with the United States”.
