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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lisa O'Carroll

EU will be reeling over how to tackle trade talks after Trump’s 30% tariff threat

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Donald Trump said major US trading partners Mexico and the EU would face a significant tariff starting next month. Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

Second-guessing Donald Trump is a fool’s errand.

But Saturday’s shock threat to impose tariffs of 30% on the EU is a blow to the bloc’s confidence, which had already secretly capitulated during negotiations with diplomats revealing they had to sacrifice trade for the wider prize of security and defence of the continent.

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