New customs and old tricks. The US imposes Union conditions

And what she achieved Ursula von der Leyen? The murmuringly announced retaliatory duties were forgotten. The head of the EC has nothing left but to stress that she managed to halve the fare Trump had threatened earlier, although all those acquainted with doing business know that the president of the businessman made demands only to later kindly reduce them to an acceptable level. The Union can inactive boast of zero duties on aircraft, part of pharmaceuticals and part of chemicals, natural materials and agricultural products, as well as semiconductor production equipment. Only that 0 percent in these industries applies to both parties, both European and American exports. – That was the best we could do – claims von der Leyen.

EU capitulated

Most commentators respect the result of the negotiations as besides far-reaching a compromise by Europe. The disproportionateity of responsibilities, with a perceptible note of schadenfreude, is emphasized by the British, mocked by EU officials erstwhile they negotiated 10 percent duties. Now the roles have turned. The EU capitulated – writes "The Guardian". – After six months of Trump's intimidation, Europeans agreed to a temporary agreement, punishing their exporters and obliging the world's largest trading block to acquisition US fossil fuels and weapons for hundreds of billions of dollars. This is far from the zero tariff agreement that the Commission proposed at the beginning of the talks. The French are peculiarly disappointed. – It is simply a dark day erstwhile the alliance of free nations, united around their values and in defence of their interests, agrees to surrender— writes on social media Prime Minister Francois Bayrou. Victor Orbán, the biggest EU critic of the European Commission, announces: – Donald Trump just ate Ursula von der Leyen for breakfast. We suspected that this would happen due to the fact that the president of the United States, erstwhile it comes to negotiations, is simply a heavyweight fighter and the head of the EC represents a featherweight.

Polish losses

Prime Minister Donald Tusk provides estimates of losses incurred by Poland as a consequence of the agreement – PLN 8 billion. Why did the Union accept Trump's dictatorship? According to the United States Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick The key to knowing (...) are: automotive and pharmaceutical. The president made himself very, very clear – if you are going to sale here, you must produce here. Europeans... said, "We will pay you 15 percent due to the fact that we do not want you to teardrop all our companies out of Europe and decision them to America." But the ability of companies to migrate to the US is only part of the answer.

The Union has besides given up for another reason, which makes it clear Maroš Šefčovič, EU Trade Commissioner: – It is not just trade, it is security, it is Ukraine, it is the current geopolitical instability. On the issue of the safety of the Old Continent, contrary to the Buncho declarations of any European leaders with imminent military independency from America, Trump inactive holds all the cards in his hand. And he demeans the Union with pleasure, demanding that its authorities come to Scotland, where he opened his golf course, telling the head of the EC to wait for him to put the last ball into the hole, to endure the boasts about his golden ballroom and the lie about the large aid that the Gaza Strip is giving, while the Union is the biggest donor to this region. Worse – writes “The Guardian” – Ursula von der Leyen felt committed to parroting Trump's communicative that trade between the EU and the US was unsustainable, and the intent of the negotiations was to "rebalance" relations.