Trump announces 30% tariffs against EU, Mexico effective Aug. 1
Global News
With Saturday’s letters, Trump has now issued tariff conditions on 24 countries and the 27-member European Union.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he’s levying tariffs of 30 per cent against the European Union and Mexico.
Trump announced the tariffs on two of the United States’ biggest trade partners in letters posted to his social media account.
In his letter to Mexico’s leader, Trump acknowledged that the country has been helpful in stemming the flow of undocumented migrants and fentanyl into the United States.
But he said the country has not done enough to stop North America from turning into a “Narco-Trafficking Playground.”
“Mexico has been helping me secure the border, BUT, what Mexico has done, is not enough,” Trump added.
Trump in his letter to the European Union said that the U.S. trade deficit was a national security threat.
“We have had years to discuss our Trading Relationship with The European Union, and we have concluded we must move away from these long-term, large, and persistent, Trade Deficits, engendered by your Tariff, and Non-Tariff, Policies, and Trade Barriers,” Trump wrote in the letter to the EU. “Our relationship has been, unfortunately, far from Reciprocal.”
Trump is in the midst of an announcement blitz of new tariffs with allies and foes alike, a bedrock of his 2024 campaign that he said would set the foundation for reviving a U.S. economy that he claims has been ripped off by other nations for decades.
Denmark has welcomed a meeting with the U.S. next week to discuss President Donald Trump’s renewed call for Greenland to come under American control.
The tanker had recently changed its name from Bella 1 to the Marinera and adopted a Russian flag.
Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the Danish territory.
Premier David Eby announced that the trade mission will promote B.C.'s businesses, critical minerals and sustainable wood products.
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Authorities in the Netherlands told people to plan to stay at home if at all possible on Wednesday, with a fresh blizzard expected to arrive overnight.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Greenland's security is included in NATO, and the future of Greenland is a decision for the Danish territory and Denmark to make.
Canada’s statement does not mention the United States, with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Ananda calling on 'all parties to exercise restraint and uphold international law.'
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'We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it,' Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
The outcome follows years of conspiracy theories falsely alleging that Brigitte Macron was born a man under the name Jean-Michel Trogneux.
Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, demanded that the U.S. free Maduro and called him the country’s rightful leader as her nation’s high court named her interim president.
Hundreds of mourners marched through the streets in honour of the victims before gathering by the bar where the fire took place to lay flowers.