The US President Donald Trump He spoke to the Chamber and the US Senate to exhibit his plan regarding the next operations that will affect his administration. Great attention was given in his speech above all to immigration and ai dutieswith the Republican leader who did not miss the offensive also against theEurope announcing that any tax will be imposed on his country will be equally reiterated against the promoters.
A duties war In full rule, with the US president who summarizes his plan in the battle cry, which must be said was also of Joe Biden, “America is back”. The EU in the face of this new scenario would not like to be found unprepared, with the president of the European Commission Ursula von der leyen which convened the main leaders of the European industry, the social partners and the parties concerned for the launch of strategic dialogue on the future of European steel sector.
Trump, off to the war of duties
In Trump I project I dutiesalthough representing “some messy” also for his country, they will have to be “mutual“To protect” American jobs “and” the soul “of the United States. “There will be small disorders, but it is fine there. They will not be many – he added – whatever the duties against us, We will impose them to them. Whatever their taxes, we will fear them ”. Botta and response, in a mechanism that could change the scenario of global trade that we know at the moment without control.
On the subject of Europe, moreover, Trump did not fail to underline that while the United States have spent in recent years billion to support the defense of theUkrainethe EU “has sadly spent more money by buying theRussian oil and gas how many he spent to defend Ukraine. And not a little! Biden authorized more money in this battle of those who spent Europe. “
The European Plan on steel
In the meantime, Europe tries to protect and organize themselves in view of this new duties war. Does it starting from sector steel (key engine of the European economy), with the president of the EU Commission von der leyen which convened all parties interested in the sector to define the action strategy.
The goal is to provide European steel aerurgical manufacturers in the process of decarbonisation and that they thunder them from Global competition partly unfair. At stake there are 2.5 million jobs throughout the continent, put at risk from the increase in production costs (above all due to the higher energy expenses) and the decrease in sales prices for products for global production supracability.
Here, therefore, explained the need for a new action plan on the steel which will be presented by the next on March 19 and which will revolve around 3 main themes:
- the production of clean steel that is commercially sustainable;
- the concrete response to incorrect and unjustified commercial practices;
- the setting of long -term measures that replace the current safeguard ones.
The importance of European steel industry
To understand the importance of the intervention of Ursula von der Leyen it is necessary to remember how central and strategic for the European Union thesteel industry.
THE production sites scattered in 22 Member States are in total 500 and contribute to about 80 billion euros to the EU GDP, as well as support 2.5 million jobs. These productive realities provide essential impututs to many European critical sectors, such as automotive, construction, defense, zero -impact technologies, electric vehicles (EV) and critical infrastructures. To deal with a war period of duties and uncertainties, it is therefore necessary to protect all these industrial value chains.
