Tomorrow the EU decides on its own targeted US duties – will apply from April 15

Her turn EU is tomorrow’s day (9.4.2025) to impose the first pack of dictatorial Against the US, after duties 20% – 25% announced by Trump on April 2, which are also projected to apply tomorrow.

The package of duties that the EU will decide tomorrow will come into force on April 15 and will concern a first package of US imports.

The EU responds to US duties for steel and aluminum with targeted measures. This is evident from a new list received by Handelsblatt.

Initially, the EU wants to respond only to the duties on steel and aluminum that had already been imposed in February. Therefore, countermeasures are relatively mild.

“We are not interested in responding one by one and cent-stand-Sent,” said EU Commissioner Maros Sefkovic, explaining the strategy.

Melon wants to talk to Trump about US duties

At the same time, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni plans to travel to the US next week to discuss duties with US President Donald Trump. He will meet with Trump on April 17, according to today’s office. Meloni is considered to be sympathetic to Trump, but had described the duties imposed by Trump as a mistake. At the same time, he warned the EU of retaliation and called for talks.