The slap of Brussels he is ready to hit straight in republican strongholds. A retaliation “Well calibrated” which, in the wake of the commercial war consumed during the first term Trump, he will return to make the Made in the USA icons: Harley-Davidson And Levi’s appear on the list of Contractions up to 25% that theEurope will put on the pitch from April 15thaccording to the draft document of 66 pages that Ansa has read.
The famous bourbon Instead, it is spared, together with wines And dairy productsto avoid theescalation in front of the threats of The Donald to raise to 200% the duties on the most precious alcohol and other excellence of the Old Continent. A compromise that reflects the diplomatic pressure Of Italy, France And Irelanddecided to protect prosecco, Champagne and its spirits from the spiral of retaliation.
* Times and vote. Brussels will respond to the dark of the 25% on steel And aluminum fallen from Washington with a Occuree maneuver. After the last touches to the list of Stars and stripes products to hit by the Commissioner to Commerce team, Maros SefcovicThe April 9th It will be up to the 27 Member States pronounce in the technical committee within the EU executive (in jargon, Committeeology): The vote To give the green light to the answer it will be to qualified majorityi.e. 15 countries representing at least the 65% of the EU population. The outcome appears obvious after the Political green light of the Foreign ministers and of the Trade to Luxembourg on the entire list of countermeasures. If from Washington they will not come Distance signalsa second burst of counter It is then ready to start the May 15th.
* The first tranche. From the middle of the month therefore Brussels dust off the Anti-trump duties: these are not new measures, but of the old arsenal put in standby after the first commercial clash with the United States. However, the famous is missing Kentucky whiskey. I iconic will instead be affected Harley-Davidson (with displacement greater than 500 cc), The American luxury yachti jeansthe cotton t-shirtbut also the peanut butterThe orange juiceThe chewing tobacco and the sweet corn.
* The second tranche. If i Interviews with the White House they should shipwreck, the new counterattack the May 15th. And will be aimed at a mix of agri -food products And industrialists from Firmly republican states: from the soy from Louisianastronghold of the speaker Mike Johnsonpassing through beef And poultry Of Nebraska And Kansasuntil you get to ovens, stoves, freezers And tosaerba. But also sugar, egg, walnuts, vegetables, Home tools, plastics And fabricssectors where theEurope can count on internal alternatives. Instead, the dairy products as milk, butter, yogurt or cheeses. Among the targets I also wooden productspillar of the economy of Georgia, Virginia And Alabama.
* The value. There original EU list provided for a first answer from 4.5 billion eurosand then go up to beyond 22 billion. The value of the new list, after the Limatures of Brusselsremains to be quantified.