US President Donald Trump said he believed that Great -Britain would fight for the defense of the United States of America, but indicated that he could not say the same for the European Union. This uncertainty was a factor in his decision to conclude a customs agreement with the British, but not with the EU.
“I am not sure if I can say that: but I think Britain would fight on our side,” said Trump on Tuesday of the British BBC. “One of the problems with NATO is, as I said, we have to fight for them, but would they also fight for us if we were at war?”
Trump threatened the EU with high interest rates at the import
Despite the increased dedication of NATO countries for their military editions, he has doubts about their support, Trump said. This uncertainty was a factor in his decision to conclude a customs agreement with the EU with Great Britain, but not with the EU, Trump said. During the weekend he threatened the EU with interest rates of 30 percent on import.
In its history, NATO of the Western Defense Alliance only activated his article five, ie the assistant clause, in favor of the United States. In response to the attack on goals in the United States on 11 September 2001, numerous European countries agreed to participate in the long -term military operation in Afghanistan.
US rate: EU sends trading experts to Washington
In the customs flict with the US, the EU is now insisting on rapid progress in the negotiations. According to the responsible European Commission, a team of trading experts has now been sent to Washington for technical discussions. Moreover, there should still be a phone call between EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic and the American commercial officer Jamieson Greer on Tuesday.
EU plans against rates at aircraft and cars from the US.
The EU has already been agreed on details for possible countermeasures. However, these may only work if the conversations with the US government have no result in the coming weeks. The European Union would then focus on aircraft, machines, cars, chemicals and medical devices from the US – a total of 72 billion euros.
Source: Krone
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