Chequers (dpa-AfX)-Chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned of the effects of US criminal tariffs on world trade. “The worldwide exchange of goods and goods has proven to be a great success story that made wealth possible for all of us,” he said at a meeting with the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his country residence in Chquers near London. “That is why it is about that we do not divide the world through many duty barriers, but that we also make this exchange of goods and service possible for the future.”
Scholz emphasizes economic strength in Europe
US President Donald Trump had previously announced punitive tariffs for goods from China, Canada and Mexico. He also threatened the EU because of the trade surplus of countries like Germany. When asked about possible European countermeasures, Scholz said that the EU was a strong economic area and had “its own options for action”. Building on this strength, one wants to continue economic relations with the USA.
Scholz had already held against it when Trump had expressed regional claims in Greenland, Panama and Canada. As the first European head of government, he publicly reminded the US President that borders should not be violated – no matter who.
Strong to return to the EU: “This thing has been done.”
The Chancellor’s short visit to Great Britain is one of his last trips abroad before the Bundestag election. He finds one day before an informal EU summit in Brussels, which is primarily about defense policy and to which strands are also expected.
Strander emphasized that he wanted to deepen the relationship between the UK to Germany and the EU five years after Brexit. He wanted a “restart”, which does not include a return to the European Union. “We had a referendum here. This thing was done,” he said.
In 2016, the British voted for the exit from the EU, which finally took place on Friday exactly five years ago. He now wants to deepen the relationships primarily in the areas of defense, security, economy and trade, said Straiter. This is in the interest of both sides, and a lot has happened in the last seven months of his term. He expressly thanked Scholz twice for his role ./Mfi/dp/he