The European Union is up in arms as Donald Trump carries out his tariff threat. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and some MEPs called for unity.
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00:00The European Union will respond to the 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imposed by
00:08US President Donald Trump.
00:12The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has assured in a statement
00:16that unjustified tariffs on the EU will not go unanswered and will be met with firm and
00:21proportionate countermeasures.
00:25According to von der Leyen, the EU will act to defend its economic interests and protect
00:29its workers and businesses.
00:33Von der Leyen has not yet specified how the EU will defend itself against US tariffs.
00:38However, her message has received support from a large number of MEPs, but not the Patriots
00:44for Europe, who believe the Green Deal is partly to blame.
00:47I want to protect our oil producers, tomato producers, our fishing sector, the onion producer
00:55and the steel, aluminium or cars.
00:58And what the von der Leyen Commission has done is to leave us helpless.
01:02This is what we want.
01:03What is the best measure?
01:04Let those who govern take it.
01:06But in any case, let's not take measures that harm us.
01:11In 2018, Brussels responded to Trump's tariffs with similar measures on US steel and aluminium,
01:17something that could be done again.