Trump threatens much higher import taxes on the EU if last summers agreement isn't enacted by the 4th of July

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's threat to impose higher import taxes on the EU if a trade agreement is not enacted by the 4th of July, featuring insights from Olof Gill.

For more on this Olof Gill, European Commission Spokesperson for Trade and Security.

People in this episode

Guest: Olof Gill

Topics covered

• import taxes
• EU relations
• trade agreements
• political threats
• international trade

Keywords

• Trump
• import taxes
• EU
• trade agreement
• Olof Gill
• European Commission
• 4th of July

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Commission

Places: EU

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