Rome, 12 July. (LaPresse) – "France shares the European Commission President's strong disapproval of the announcement of horizontal customs duties of 30% on EU exports to the United States from 1 August. This announcement comes after weeks of intense negotiations between the Commission and the United States, based on a solid and good-faith offer. In European unity, it is more than ever up to the Commission to affirm the Union's determination to resolutely defend European interests.‘ This was written by French President Emmanuel Macron on X. ’This means that it is necessary to accelerate the preparation of credible countermeasures, through the mobilisation of all available instruments, and to include the anti-coercion mechanism if no agreement is found between now and 1 August," he added. ‘On this basis, France fully supports the European Commission in the negotiations that will intensify to reach a mutually acceptable agreement by 1 August, reflecting the respect that trading partners such as the European Union and the United States owe to each other, to their shared interests and to integrated value chains,’ he concluded.
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