Tariffs, Azione 'promotes' Meloni: "It's consistent with the need for a unified European response."
"We must stand firm. Not be protagonists of the conflict, seek an agreement, but only where possible." Ettore Rosato, deputy secretary of Azione , interviewed by Affaritaliani.it , explains the recipe the European Union should follow to address Donald Trump's threat of 30% tariffs starting August 1st. " The EU must be ready to use all countermeasures to show the United States that we are not willing to put up with anything. Taxing hi-tech giants and traditional American production —the things that hurt the US the most—is an indispensable countermeasure if Trump doesn't choose the path of dialogue."
Rosato adds: "There is no trade imbalance between the United States and Europe because the quantity of financial services we purchase daily in the US more than offsets the trade surplus. Every time we use a credit card, the services are predominantly provided by American companies . Think of Apple and all the e-commerce that comes with it, Amazon, Google, and Meta, just to name the most well-known examples. Every day, an enormous flow of capital moves from Europe to the American financial market. Trump doesn't keep track of all this, because it's convenient for him, but we have to."
Regarding Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's stance on US tariffs, Azione's deputy secretary states: "She is acting consistently with the need for a unified European response , as envisaged in our Treaties, and the political necessity of continuing to maintain good relations with the United States. Meloni maintains a difficult balance, and the yardstick for measuring how useful this balance is for Italy lies precisely in its ability to help keep the European Union united," he concludes.
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