GERMANY (VOP TODAY NEWS) – US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will be a burden on companies in Europe’s biggest economy, Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries said on Friday.
“It has ordered punitive customs duties that are not in line with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, which in turn increases consumer prices and makes the work of our small and large companies more difficult,” Zypries said in a statement.
The cartoons were an affront to close US partners such as the European Union and Germany and said her country would coordinate closely with the European Commission to respond “calmly but clearly.”