Nobody exchanges on the horizon between Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trumpno signal among the negotiating leaders. In Brussels the silence applies: the countermeasures are frozen “at least until August 1st”, the priority remains “the dialogue”. But the repeated language of Palazzo Berlaymont certifies a pessimistic stall. Washington, with the Treasury Secretary Scott Beesent who, after having hoped for “quality agreements”, announced a burst of commercial “” in days “, with” substantial investments “arriving on American soil, thinks about
That among these there is also Europe appears, in the EU buildings, “very improbable”. Still, it will be the old continent to frame a new round of interviews between the United States and China – looking for a commercial respite – scheduled for Monday and Tuesday in Stockholm, when the EU leaders are now returned from the double Asian mission. As soon as the soil of Osaka, directed with Antonio Costa and Kaja Kallas to Expo, was touched, Ursula von der Leyen has launched his message, also directed to the White House, calling the EU-GIPPO summit in a world that “changes quickly” “timely” and must be faced by remaining faithful to “open economies, safe companies and a fair rules”. Words to strengthen the axis with the Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, but also prelude to comparison, much more angular, with Beijing. Washington.
The EU, is the position of the Elysée, “must defend its interests”. The summit in Berlin will be crucial in the next few hours between Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron, called to pay divergent positions not only on the reach of retaliation in the event of a save of duties at 30% or an unbalanced understanding, but also on dossier such as Mercosur. The EU technicians, under the supervision of SEFCOVIC, continue to “dialogue and negotiate” with the overseas counterparties. In Brussels a postponement of the Deadline by the Tycoon is not excluded, which however shows no signs of wanting to loosen the socket nor seems to have incentives to do so. The duties, Beesent recalled, are bringing “remarkable revenues” in the American coffers, up to 1%. of the pil. The European goal remains to contain the 15%, with some shy attempt to get closer to 10%, the same torn from London. The dentor remains the Servizi and Big Tech chapter, but to take him the double go-ahead of the European Parliament and the Council.