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They all agreed that an all-out trade war would be extremely damaging and is in nobody's interests, ... It has been clear for a long time that like-minded countries must maintain strong relationships and dialogue to ensure our mutual security and maintain economic stability.
Downing Street said ... adding:
A very sensible thing to be doing would be having a serious conversation with the other (G7) members about actually lowering trade barriers between ourselves
He told BBC Radio Four's Today programmeHe does not think we can just have a tactical response.
A Government sourceWe were pushing an open door,
one Irish official involved at the time said
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A frank 2h exchange with Sec. @howardlutnick and Amb. @jamiesongreer. I was clear: US tariffs are damaging, unjustified,
Sefcovic wrote on social media platform X
The EU/US trade relationship needs a fresh approach. The EU's committed to meaningful negotiations but also prepared to defend our interests. We stay in touch,
he addedIf they're going to go after our goods surplus, then we'll look at the services surplus,
an EU official said
We're currently discussing it, and in such cases, the response must be made public as soon as it's decided,
French Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on FridayEurope has everything it needs to make it through this storm. We are in this together,
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen saidWe are prepared to implement firm, impactful but proportionate countermeasures,
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said on ThursdayWe love soybeans, but we can get them from Brazil,
the official said
Northern Ireland’s response to the actions of the United States is decided for us by a foreign government, the European Commission, in which we are not represented,
Traditional Unionist Voice MP Jim Allister told POLITICO
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We’ve got to be alert to the particular situation that would occur in the occurrence of a different retaliatory stance from ourselves and the EU.”
Responding to the DUP’s concerns Thursday, Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said.jpg)
The volume of evidence that’s required costs a lot of money and time and effort,
said Stephen Kelly, CEO of industry group Manufacturing NIAre there going to be special measures to protect Northern Irish businesses from those tariffs? And how quickly will reimbursement measures be put in place?”
asked the senior U.K. business representative, who was granted anonymity to speak candidlyThere wasn’t enough information that was available,
Kelly said, explainingWe have to hit Republican states and we have to hit Donald Trump's friends, the tech companies,
Austria's Minister of Labour and Economy Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer said at a news conference, according to Reuters
The on-and-off of the tariffs has really caused a lot of uncertainty and, frankly, disappointment from the conversations that we've had with Germans. There's a lot of feeling that for many, many years, we've had an excellent relationship across Europe, and real confusion about why things have changed."
CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Missy Hughes
When Smoot and Hawley put on their tariff in the early 1930s, we lost the House and the Senate for 60 years. So they're not only bad economically, they're bad politically."
Republican Senator Rand PaulWe're now preparing for further countermeasures to protect our interests and our businesses if negotiations fail. I deeply regret the U.S. move."
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen