Von der Leyen Signals EU Willing to Reopen Tariff Talks with Trump

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00:00These tariffs come, first and foremost, at immense costs for U.S. consumers and businesses.

00:15But at the same time, they have a massive impact on the global economy, especially hard-hit

00:21are the developing countries.

00:24And this is a major turning point for the United States.

00:28Nonetheless, we stand ready to negotiate with the United States.

00:33Indeed, we have offered zero-for-zero tariffs for industrial goods, as we have successfully

00:39done with many other trading partners, because Europe is always ready for a good deal.

00:46So we keep it on the table.

00:49We can take a couple of questions.

00:52Anders, please.

00:55But we are also prepared to respond through countermeasures and defend our interests.

01:01And in addition, we will also protect ourselves against indirect effects through trade diversion.

01:09And for this purpose, we will set up an import surveillance task force.

01:15We will work with industry to make sure we have the necessary evidence base for our policy

01:21measures, and we will stay in very close contact to minimize effects of our actions

01:28on each other.

01:29You told us about an import task force.

01:34What Norway fears, it's a protective tariff where Norway falls outside.

01:40So it's very clear that we are open for negotiations and that, in parallel, we are preparing a

01:48potential list for retaliation and other measures for retaliation, if this is necessary.

01:53We prefer to have a negotiated solution.

01:58The relevant partners, Maroš Šefković, our trade commissioner, and Secretary of Commerce

02:04Lutnik, for example, are in very close contact on that topic.

02:09And it is clear that negotiations have to go deep into technical details.

02:14So this has to be solved first, and then comes the next step.

02:18Thank you very much.

02:22To the President and Prime Minister.

02:23Good afternoon.