Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-000555/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Petra Steger (PfE)
On 1 February 2025, US President Donald Trump signed a decree imposing tariffs of 25 % on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10 % on imports from China. In exchange for border security measures and measures against Mexican drug cartels, Trump’s punitive tariffs were temporarily suspended a few hours before entry into force for Canada and Mexico. However, shortly thereafter Trump let it be known that he would also ‘definitively’ impose import duties on EU products and do so ‘pretty soon’. This would constitute an economic disaster of gigantic proportions for the Union, as our industry is already suffering from the political and bureaucratic excesses of the failed EU Green Deal and is also burdened by the high energy costs in the Union resulting from the failed EU sanctions regime. As Commission President von der Leyen has already announced a strong response to potential US tariffs, industry fears premature knee-jerk measures that could escalate the situation.
- 1.What measures, concessions or talks has the Commission initiated to prevent an imminent trade war with the US?
- 2.Is the Commission planning any other countermeasures in addition to tariffs?
- 3.What measures is the Commission planning to restore the Union to international competitiveness?
Submitted: 6.2.2025