“We are ready to negotiate with the United States. We offered zero duties for zero for industrial goodsas we have successfully done with many other commercial partners, because Europe is always ready for a good deal ». This was stated by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der leyenin a press point with the Norwegian premier, Jonas Gahr Store.
“These duties first involve immense costs for, consumers and European companies, but at the same time they have a huge impact on the global economy, especially on other developing countries hardly affected, and this represents a fundamental turning point for the United States,” he explained.
Import surveillance task force
«We will also protect ourselves from indirect effects through the commercial diversion. And for this purpose, we will establish a Task Force of importing importance ».
“We keep on the table” the offer of zero duties on industrial assets but “we are also prepared to respond through countermeasures and to defend our interests”.