President Trump recommends 'straight 50%' tariff on imports from EU

23 May '25

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President Trump recommends 'straight 50%' tariff on imports from EU

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President Donald Trump today recommended a 50-per cent tariff on goods from the EU, citing a lack of progress in talks.
The EU's 'trade barriers, value-added tax, ridiculous corporate penalties, non-monetary trade barriers, monetary manipulations, unfair and unjustified lawsuits' against US firms have led to a trade deficit of over $250,000,000 a year, and that's 'totally unacceptable', he posted.

President Donald Trump today recommended imposing a 50-per cent tariff on goods imported from the European Union (EU) from next month, citing a lack of progress in the ongoing trade talks.

“Our discussions with them are going nowhere!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

“Their powerful Trade Barriers, Vat Taxes, ridiculous Corporate Penalties, Non-Monetary Trade Barriers, Monetary Manipulations, unfair and unjustified lawsuits against American Companies, and more, have led to a Trade Deficit with the US of more than $250,000,000 a year, a number which is totally unacceptable,” he wrote.

“Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50 per cent Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025.”

“The European Union, which was formed for the primary purpose of taking advantage of the United States on TRADE, has been very difficult to deal with,” he noted.

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