The European Union takes official measures to challenge the United States on its pricing policies, announcing Thursday that it will file a case with the World Trade Organization. The dispute focuses on the taxation of prices by the United States on EU cars and automotive parts, which Brussels considers a “clear violation of international trade rules”.
According to a statement from the European Commission, the block will initiate the process by officially requesting consultations with the United States through the WTO dispute settlement mechanism.
The Commission claims that the American rates have raped WTO rules, promising to “reintegrate” the legitimacy of multilateral trade agreements.
“”It is the unequivocal vision of the EU that these [US] Prices openly violate the fundamental rules of the WTO, “said the Commission. “”The objective of the EU is thus to reaffirm that international agreed rules are important, and these cannot be unilaterally ignored by any member of the WTO, including the United States. “”
The price dispute increases, the EU prepares countermeasures
The Trump administration has threatened a reciprocal tariff of 20% on all imports from the EU and implemented a price of 25% on all imported vehicles, directly affecting European car manufacturers.
European Commerce Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said at a press conference on Wednesday that the EU could negotiate a resolution, but it is preparing for “any scenario”.
In addition to the WTO deposit, the Commission has opened a public consultation on a list of American products that could be struck by countermeasures if the talks fail. The targeted goods extend over the industrial and agricultural sectors and are valued at 95 billion euros (107.4 billion dollars).
The block has developed a 200 -page pages list Of more than 4,800 American products that could cope with prices, including passenger cars, medical devices, chemicals, plastics and agricultural products. Bourbon and other American minds have also reappeared on the list, apparently after the pressure of France and Italy, which had previously put pressure to exclude them in order to avoid causing a stronger response of Trump on their own wine exports.
According to Eurostat data, imports of European blocks of targeted goods totaled more than 109 billion euros (123 billion dollars) in 2024. Among them, the planes represented the largest share at more than 13 billion euros, followed by cars at 7 billion euros.
In addition to reprisals The prices, he weighed restrictions on scrap steel exports and certain chemicals in the United States, which could affect around 4.4 billion euros ($ 5 billion) for trade.
As indicated at the end of April by Cryptopolitan, the union temporarily suspended some of its reprisal measures introduced earlier in April to give diplomatic efforts a chance. This package targets 21 billion euros (24.1 billion dollars) of American products with potential prices of 25%, affecting sectors such as agriculture and textiles.
The chairman of the Ursula von der Leyen commission reiterated that the block prefers diplomacy. “The EU is ready to find negotiated results with the United States. We think there are good deals to do for the benefit of consumers and companies on both sides of the Atlantic,Von der Leyen said in a statement on Thursday.
EU softens car emissions to stimulate national industry
The European block has approved an initiative this week which involves releasing the regulations on emissions to offer manufacturers flexibility manufacturers to achieve carbon objectives.
As part of a program propose In March, by the president of the Von der Leyen commission, the manufacturers will now be able to make an average of vehicle emissions over a period of three years from 2025 to 2027. Previously, companies were brought if they lacked the target of emissions in a year. The change was approved in Strasbourg with a majority of 458 to 101 votes.
The European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) said that reform was “essential flexibility” to achieve CO2 objectives in their transition to zero-emission mobility.
“”It is incomprehensible. It is yet another step back in the fight against climate change,“Said Bricmont, who represents Belgium.
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