The new commercial agreement between the European Union and the United States is not to prove Medef. The first organization of French employers, in fact, called on Monday, July 28, the European Union to strengthen its economic power.
“Europe cannot be the adjustment variable for US and Chinese policies,” he added.
Donald Trump and the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, concluded on Sunday, July 27 in Scotland, an customs agreement that stipulates that European products exported to the United States are taxed at 15%. As a reminder, the US President had threatened to apply a 30% rate since August 1 in the absence of agreement.
Bercy meeting on Wednesday
The Minister of Economy, Éric Lombard, and that of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, will gather on Wednesday, July 30 in Bercy “the economic sectors” to discuss “the consequences” of the agreement that occurred on Sunday between the EU and the United States on customs duties, the Ministry of the Economy announced in the AFP announced.
The meeting, which will be held early in the afternoon, will bring together employer organizations, as well as federations representing industrial sectors “affected by the duties of US customs,” the ministry said in a statement.
“During this meeting, the ministers will approach with the representatives of the economic sectors the consequences of the US agreement. In the various sectors, as well as the continuation of the negotiations on the application of customs tasks,” according to the Ministry.
The ministers of industry and energy will also be present, Marc Ferracci, commerce, crafts and SME, Véronique Louwagie, Du Digital, Clara Chappaz and foreign trade, Laurent Saint-Martin.
The meeting is scheduled for the day after a trip from the Minister of the Economy to the industrial sectors affected by the agreement, a visit whose terms were not yet specified, according to Bercy.
Source: BFM TV
