15% Uncertainty: Greece, Europe and the tariff shockwave

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of recent US tariff policies on Greece and global trade.

Over the past year the United States has reset its trade stance through a series of executive tariff moves and a high profile EU–US framework that established a 15 percent baseline levy. In this episode we’ll trace how a headline tariff number translates into real costs for businesses in Greece and what broader implications there are for global trade. Our guest on The Agora is Jens Bastian, an independent economic consultant and author of a timely briefing for MacroPolis on the likely effects of recent US tariff policy on Europe, but also the Greek economy specifically. Useful reading How will Trump's tariffs affect Greece? - MacroPolis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: MacroPolis

Guest: Jens Bastian

Topics covered

• trade policy
• tariffs
• Greece economy
• global trade
• US-EU relations

Keywords

• tariffs
• Greece
• US trade policy
• EU
• economic consultant
• Jens Bastian
• business costs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MacroPolis

Books & works: How will Trump's tariffs affect Greece?

Places: Greece, United States, Europe

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