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Tuesday,
01 April 2025 03:21 PM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/eu-tariffs-trump/2025/04/01/id/1205124/
A top European
Union
official warned the
U.S. on Tuesday that the world’s biggest trade bloc “holds a lot of cards” when
it comes to dealing with the Trump administration’s new tariffs and has a good
plan to retaliate if forced to.
President
Donald Trump has promised to roll out taxes on imports from other countries on
Wednesday. He says they will free the U.S. from reliance on foreign goods.
He’s
vowed to impose “reciprocal” tariffs to match the duties that other countries
charge on U.S. products, dubbing April 2 “Liberation Day.”
“Europe
has not started this confrontation. We do not necessarily want to retaliate,
but if it is necessary, we have a strong plan to retaliate and we will use it,”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU lawmakers.
The
commission, the EU’s executive branch, negotiates trade deals on behalf of the
bloc’s 27 member countries and manages trade disputes on their behalf.
“Europe
holds a lot of cards, from trade to technology to the size of our market. But
this strength is also built on our readiness to take firm counter measures if
necessary. All instruments are on the table,” von der Leyen said at a European
Parliament session
in Strasbourg, France.
The
commission already intends to impose duties on U.S. goods worth some $28
billion in mid-April in response to Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs. The EU
duties will target steel and aluminum products, but also textiles, home
appliances and farm goods.
A lot
remains unknown about how Trump’s levies will actually be implemented, notably
the “reciprocal” tariffs, and the EU wants to assess their impact before taking
retaliatory action.
“So
many Europeans feel utterly disheartened by the announcement from the United
States,” von der Leyen said. “This is the largest and most prosperous trade
relationship worldwide. We would all be better off if we could find a
constructive solution.”
Connecting
the Dots:
European Council is
the council of heads of state for the European Union (EU).
European
Parliament is the elected parliamentary institution for the European
Union (EU).
Wim van Velzen was
a member of the European Parliament and is the senior European policy
adviser for Covington & Burling LLP.
Jean De Ruyt was
a European Union (EU) representative of Belgium and is
a senior public policy adviser for Covington & Burling LLP.
Stuart E.
Eizenstat was a U.S. ambassador for the European Union (EU)
and is a senior counsel at Covington & Burling LLP.
Eric H. Holder Jr. is
a partner at Covington & Burling LLP, was the attorney general
at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama
administration, a board member for the American Constitution
Society and an intern at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational
Fund.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American
Constitution Society and Human Rights Watch.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations a board member for the International Crisis
Group, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society
and a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP
Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the Human Rights Watch
and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Javier Solana is
a board member for the International Crisis Group, a director at
the Human Rights Watch, a trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank) and was a high representative for common foreign &
security policy for the European Union (EU).
Richard L.
Morningstar was a U.S. ambassador for the European Union
and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (think tank).
Rockwell A.
Schnabel was a U.S. ambassador for the European Union and is
a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (think tank).
C. Boyden Gray was
a U.S. ambassador for the European Union, is a member of
the Council on Foreign Relations (think tank) and a director at
the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is
the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a
member of the Council on Foreign Relations (think tank) and was the
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
Stuart E.
Eizenstat is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations
(think tank), a director at the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank), is a senior counsel at Covington & Burling
LLP, was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development
and a U.S. ambassador for the European Union (EU).
Jean De Ruyt is
a senior public policy adviser for Covington & Burling LLP and was
a European Union (EU) representative of Belgium.
Wim van Velzen is
the senior European policy adviser for Covington &
Burling LLP and was a member of the European Parliament.
Eric H. Holder Jr. is
a partner at Covington & Burling LLP, was the attorney general
at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama
administration, a board member for the American Constitution
Society and an intern at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational
Fund.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American
Constitution Society and Human Rights Watch.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations a board member for the International Crisis
Group, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society
and a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP
Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the Human Rights Watch
and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Javier Solana is
a board member for the International Crisis Group, a director at
the Human Rights Watch, a trustee at the Aspen Institute
(think tank) and was a high representative for common foreign &
security policy for the European Union (EU).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and the Committee for Economic Development.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Michael G. Morris was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and is a
director at Alcoa Inc. (Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA).
Patricia F. Russo is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a director
at Alcoa Inc. (Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA).
Joseph T. Gorman was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a director
at Alcoa Inc. (Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Donna S. Morea was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and the
EVP for the CGI Group Inc.
CGI Group Inc. was
the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov
web site.
Obamacare is Barack
Obama’s signature policy initiative.
Barack Obama’s
signature policy initiative is Obamacare and was an
intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Cameron F. Kerry is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother
and a fellow at the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Klaus
Kleinfeld is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and the chairman & CEO for Alcoa Inc. (Aluminum
Company of America (ALCOA)).
Alcoa Inc. (Aluminum
Company of America (ALCOA) was a funder for the Bill, Hillary
& Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for
the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank).
Jessica
Tuchman Mathews was an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the president of the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Ratan N. Tata is
a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and Alcoa Inc. (Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA)).
Basic Element was
a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and is the owner of Russian Aluminum.
Oleg Deripaska is
the CEO for the Basic Element, and the CEO & management board
chairman for Rusal.
Rusal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusal#2000-2010
2000-2010
In
2004, the consolidation of RUSAL’s ownership by companies related to
Mr. Deripaska was completed with the acquisition of the remaining 25% equity
interest in RUSAL managed by Millhouse Capital. At this time, RUSAL made the
strategic decision to focus on the upstream business and began disposing of its
downstream assets, including the sale of its fabricating division to Alcoa in January 2005. This divestiture
process was largely completed in 2006 with the distribution of certain aluminium construction plants and other
non-core assets to companies controlled by RUSAL’s beneficial owner.
Klaus Kleinfeld is
the chairman & CEO for Alcoa Inc. (Aluminum Company of America
(ALCOA) and a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank), the Human Rights Watch and the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch and is a
board member for the International Crisis Group.
Javier Solana is
a board member for the International Crisis Group, a director at
the Human Rights Watch, a trustee at
the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a high representative for
common foreign & security policy for the European Union (EU).
European Council is
the council of heads of state for the European Union (EU).
European
Parliament is the elected parliamentary institution for the European
Union (EU).
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