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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick promised lower tariffs on steel and aluminum if the EU adjusts its digital rules. If responsible ministers in the EU can find a “balanced approach” with regard to EU digital rules, which I believe is possible, then we will work with them to address the steel and aluminum issue and find a solution, Lutnick said after the meeting in Brussels.
The EU, among other things, is a thorn in the side of the 50 percent import tariff that America imposes on steel and aluminum imports from the community of nations. This also put pressure on German industry.
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Americans complain about regulations and high fines
Recalling several proceedings by the EU Commission against US companies – including Google, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft – US President Donald Trump once again criticized the EU’s digital rules. The law on digital services (DSA) and digital markets (DMA) has come under particular criticism.
“The United States has had significant concerns about the Digital Markets Act and similar legislation in the EU for many years,” said US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Brussels. Often American companies are affected, enforcement is sometimes aggressive and fines can be very high.
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The EU Commission rejected the deal
The US Commerce Secretary also promised the EU that American companies would invest a lot of money in the EU if the confederation of countries changed its digital laws.
After US Minister Lutnick’s request, the EU Commission immediately said: “Steel and digitalization have nothing to do with each other.” Steel has always been part of discussions with America.
Our sovereign legislation in the field of digitalization is non-negotiable.
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Many questions remain unanswered in customs disputes
In the customs dispute between Brussels and Washington, there has actually been a basic agreement for months. But there are still open details about the controversial deal. Among other things, there is a struggle to implement the joint declaration published in August.
In the summer, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump agreed that a base tariff of 15 percent would apply to most EU imports to the US. Previously there were much higher taxes on the space. To achieve this goal, von der Leyen has promised, among other things, that the EU wants to buy $750 billion worth of US energy by the end of Trump’s term.
Source: dpa
