French President Emmanuel Macron will meet on Thursday with representatives of the French sectors “affected by customs” declared by US President Donald Trump, his office announced.
The meeting, which is held at 14:00 GMT, comes after Trump announced on Wednesday the imposition of customs duties by 20 % on his country’s imports from the European Union.
Trump announced on Wednesday that he would impose a 10% basic tariff on all imports to the United States, and a higher customs databases on dozens of the country’s largest commercial partners, exacerbating a trade war he started upon his return to the White House.
Trump raised a plate showing the new customs duties imposed on most countries. The drawings on the painting ranged between 10 and 50 %.
The rates of new customs duties offered by Trump vary from one country to another and ranges between 10 and 50 %.
