“I think it is also wise that she has not shared that, then she can determine a strategy on it. I have a lot of confidence in the negotiations that the committee is conducting,” the Prime Minister said.
The break for mutual trade rates runs until July 9. “It would be really good if there was an agreement with the Americans before that end date,” said Schoof.
No rates would be the ideal outcome for Schoof. “Anyway, at the same time that is of course not to be expected for anyone.” Schoof says the deal that closed the United Kingdom with the US as a target point, with overall import rates of 10 percent.
Macron wants ‘fast but honest deal’
The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron have insisted on a fast deal. Macron emphasized that it should be a “fair deal”. With a general rate of 10 percent, comparable measures must be taken from the EU, Macron said.
“It is not nervousness that you taste with the other government leaders,” said Schoof. “The market wants clarity. It wants to stabilize. I think it’s good when the uncertainty comes to an end.”
For Schoof, it is also an option if the EU is nowadays trying to come up with America more in outline and not super detailed. And you can work it out later. That is actually the way we have seen it with a number of other countries. “