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After annoying negotiations, endlessly finished twists and turns, last-minute stress stress, some golf games in Scotland and a well-oiled staging, the ax ended up falling: from August 1, most of the European products imported into the United States will be subject to customs duties of minimum 15%. And not 30%, as Donald Trump announced on July 12, taking the European Europeans. The American president therefore returns a little behind and treats the EU like Japan, while the archipelago was also threatened with a higher amount (25%). But he made the suspense last until the end, playing with the nerves of Europeans. For Switzerland, this is always the wait. And uncertainty.
It is in Scotland, and more precisely in Turnberry, where Donald Trump has a luxurious golf complex, that the “deal” was sealed. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, made the trip, accompanied by her Commerce Commissioner, Maros Sefcovic. The two had to go to Donald Trump’s holiday residence, a symbol. Formally, the 27 EU member states must still validate the agreement.