Duties, Macron: ‘I hope Trump will reconsider, respond to aim for agreement’

Paris (France), 27 Mar. (LaPresse) – ‘I hope that President Trump will reconsider the decision on tariffs’ on cars. ‘It is not a good idea from an economic point of view, it is not a good idea from a geopolitical point of view and it is not a good idea in terms of timing, because it is paradoxical that the main allies of the United States are the first to be taxed. The Europeans will protect themselves by responding, and the objective of a response on the tariff level would be to find an agreement and then dismantle the entire article, but in the end all this is a waste of time and will create many concerns in many sectors’. This was stated by the French President, Emmanuel Macron, at the press conference at the end of the summit on peace and security for Ukraine in Paris. ‘We will also make sure that we work very closely with the European Commission to support all the economic sectors that will be affected and addressed. In any case, I don't believe the responses are a decision that will improve progress and prosperity in society,’ added the head of the Elysée.