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U.S. President Donald Trump has temporarily excluded six countries,
including Canada and Mexico, and European Union states from higher U.S.
import duties on steel and aluminum meant to come into effect on Friday.
In a presidential proclamation published late on Thursday, Trump said he
would suspend tariffs for Argentina, Australia, Brazil, South Korea,
Canada, Mexico and the European Union, the U.S.’s biggest trading
partner, until May 1, 2018 as discussions continue.
After May 1, Trump would decide whether to permanently exempt the
countries based on the status of talks, the White House said in a
statement.
Earlier, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that the EU would
respond firmly if the United States did not exempt European steel and
aluminum.
The EU also has published a list of US products, services and corporations which would immediately be targeted if Trump did not back down from his tariff threats..
Note EU-Digest: the response by the EU and Mrs. Merkel in reference to the Trump proposed tariffs was excellent, and an example of how the EU should continue to deal with Donald Trump's tantrums,wild threats, and fantasy, about making America great again.
EU-Digest - from Reuters report
