EU to impose rates contrary to $ 28 billion in US goods.

The European Union will impose contradictory tariffs at 26 billion euros ($ 28 billion) of goods in the United States next month, the European Commission said Wednesday, increasing a global commercial war in response to the United States rates on steel and aluminum.

The increase in the rates of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, of 25% in all imports of steel and aluminum entered into force on Wednesday as previous exemptions, tax free installments and exclusions of products expired.

The European Commission said that the current suspension of tariffs on American products on April 1 will end and that it will also present a new countermeated package on US goods. UU. In mid -April.

Suspended tariffs apply to products ranging from ships to Bourbon to motorcycles, and the EU said that now a two -week consultation would begin to choose other product categories.

The new measures will be directed to around 18 billion euros in goods, with the general objective of ensuring that the total value of the EU measures corresponds to the increase in the value of the trade affected by the new US tariffs, said the EU.

The proposed objective products include industrial and agricultural products, such as steel and aluminum, textiles, appliances, plastics, poultry, beef, eggs, dairy, sugar and vegetables.

“Our countermeasures will be introduced in two steps. Starting with April 1 and instead as of April 13,” said Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, in a statement.
“We are ready to participate in a significant dialogue. I have entrusted the Commissioner of Commerce Maros Sefcovic to resume their conversations to explore better solutions with the United States,” Von der Leyen added.