The agreement reached with the USA For them customs duties It is “better than a trade war,” said Commissioner Maros Sefkovic during a press conference (28.7.25) in Brussels.
In response to questions about the negative criticism of some EU countries that the customs duties agreement is frustrating and unbalanced, Sefkovic said: “I am 100% sure that this deal is better than a trade war with the US” and he added: “
Continuing, Sefkovic recalled that the US president was threatening 30% of imports of all European products since August 1, in the event of a non -agreement, which would essentially “stop trade” between the EU and the US.
He praised the way the Commission President handled talks with the US president yesterday (27.7.25), in Turnbury, Scotland, which led to the conclusion of the trade agreement-which, according to Sefkovic, is a new deal that ” Our mutual commercial standards in this new geopolitical era. “
According to him, a “political answer” was given, as “this agreement is not only about trade, but also security, Ukraine and current geopolitical instability.”
Finally, the Commissioner of Commerce stated that at every step of the four-month negotiation with the US, the Member States were constantly involved and informed, while addressing those who criticized that they were wrong if they thought we could return to what we knew before April 2. “The world we knew before April 2, there is no,” he said.