Donald Trump warns EU of new tariffs by July 4
About this episode
The episode discusses Donald Trump's tariff threats against the EU, the ASEAN conference in the Philippines, and a mining accident in Kenya.
Last week, the US President threatened to raise the tariff on the import of EU cars to 25% if the European Parliament delayed a new EU/US tariff agreement. The annual conference of ASEAN, the grouping of South East Asian states, is meeting in the Philippines with the shadow of the war in the Persian Gulf hanging over the event. And at least 11 miners have died after an accident at an artisinal mine in Kenya
Topics covered
- tariffs
- EU
- ASEAN conference
- Persian Gulf
- mining accident
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: European Parliament, ASEAN
Places: Philippines, Persian Gulf, Kenya
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