Trump-Von der Leyen meeting: French businesses concerned ahead of announced tariff hike
The saga of the trade war launched this year by the United States against Europe could reach its conclusion this week. But even if an agreement is reached, the hardest part is likely yet to come for French companies.
By Erwan BenezetMaximum pressure! In Scotland all weekend for a stay combining golf, diplomacy, and trade, Donald Trump is scheduled to meet this Sunday afternoon with Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission. The goal: to finally reach an agreement on customs duties , after more than three months of intense negotiations, officially launched after "Liberation Day ," when the American president announced, with great graphic force, the implementation of "reciprocal customs duties" throughout the world.
On Wednesday, at an AI summit in Washington, the Republican billionaire upped the ante again: "We will have a simple, straightforward tariff ranging from 15% to 50%," he declared. He quickly added that "for a few countries, it will be 50% because we don't get along very well with them."
Le Parisien
