Credible EU deterrence needed in response to US tariff escalation
Renew Europe President Valérie Hayer has today written to European Council President António Costa and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, urging the EU to shift from reliance to deterrence in the face of escalating US pressure.
Concrete action is needed in response to the latest tariff announcements by President Trump.
Renew Europe President, Valérie Hayer on latest escalations regarding latest tariffs announcements by US Trump:
“If the United States wants to play hardball because it thinks the EU is just a soft power that will simply take it, let this be clear: the U.S. is making not only a dangerous miscalculation, but a painful one.
The EU Anti-Coercion Instrument has never been used before, but Renew Europe is now demanding its activation. Anti-coercition is our economic nuclear weapon.
It allows immediate retaliation: punitive tariffs, market bans, financial sanctions, suspension of US patents and licenses, without the UN or the WTO.
The U.S. exports over 500 billion dollars a year to the EU. We are their biggest market.
Trump should think twice. We are not afraid to use deterrence for our defense.”
Valérie HayerRenew Europe MEP, France, Renaissance