{"id":236515,"date":"2025-02-11T13:50:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/the-new-even-unlikely-partnerships-that-europe-could-forge-in-response-to-trumps-tariffs\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T13:50:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:50:18","slug":"the-new-even-unlikely-partnerships-that-europe-could-forge-in-response-to-trumps-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/the-new-even-unlikely-partnerships-that-europe-could-forge-in-response-to-trumps-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"The new, even unlikely partnerships that Europe could forge in response to Trump’s tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The European Union owes its origins to a trade agreement that involved coal and steel. <\/p>\n

At its very heart is a belief that free trade between partners is a fundamentally good thing.<\/p>\n

Nothing is more certain to upset policymakers in Brussels than the spectre of swingeing tariffs.<\/p>\n

They saw this coming, of course. Leaders in both Paris and Berlin already made it clear that the EU was ready to respond, while bemoaning the whole thing.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed to retaliate against US President Donald Trump<\/a><\/strong> imposing tariffs on steel and aluminium.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“The EU will act to safeguard its economic interests,” Ms von der Leyen said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Tariffs are taxes – bad for business, worse for consumers,” she said. “Unjustified tariffs on the EU will not go unanswered – they will trigger firm and proportionate countermeasures.”<\/p>\n

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Talk to diplomats across Europe and they’ll almost all tell you the same thing – that nobody wins from a trade war.<\/p>\n

But beyond the anger and diplomatic fret, there is something else that could happen now, and strain relations with Washington even more.<\/p>\n

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European leaders, with a few exceptions, are nowhere near to adopting the same protectionist viewpoint as President Trump.<\/p>\n

That means that, if they think American markets are being closed off to them, then they will look for new places to sell goods.<\/p>\n

And that is likely to lead in three directions.<\/p>\n

Firstly China, which has always been seen as a less palatable and less reliable partner than America .<\/p>\n

Now, that judgment is likely to be revised.<\/p>\n

Secondly, they will look at India, where a comprehensive trade agreement remains outstanding, despite growing bilateral trade.<\/p>\n

And, thirdly, the EU will look at South America, another growing market.<\/p>\n

And that wouldn’t just affect trade. If Europe develops closer economic relations with China, India, Brazil and others, then that’s bound to affect a welter of other geopolitical deals – exactly the sort of things that annoy and worry American presidents.<\/p>\n

The consequence of American tariffs could see European nations forging new, and even unlikely partnerships, just as the old transatlantic friendship comes under strain.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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