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EU vows ‘swift’ riposte to threatened US auto tariffs

Brussels (AFP) - The EU promised a quick and effective response if the United States imposes import duties on European autos, a spokesman for the European Commission said on Monday.

Brussels issued the threat after the US Commerce Department fi led a report that empowers President Donald Trump to apply car duties within the next 90 days.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has labelled as “frightening” the prospect that this report could label European car imports as a national security threat to the United States, enabling the tariffs.

The White House has already used the national security argument,saying that undermining the American manufacturing base impairs military readiness, among other claims, to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminium imports.

“Were this report translated into action detrimental to European exports, the European Commission would react in a swift and adequate manner,” EU spokesman Margaritis Schinas told a news brie fi ng in Brussels.

The protectionist Trump has threatened 25 percent duties on European autos, especially targeting Germany, which he says has harmed the American car industry.

欧盟快速回应美国汽车关税威胁

布鲁塞尔（法新社）——欧盟委员会发言人周一表示，如果美国对欧洲汽车征收进口关税，欧盟承诺会做出迅速并且有效的回应。

在美国商务部通过文件授权特朗普总统在未来90天内征收汽车关税之后，布鲁塞尔发出了警告。

德国总理安格拉·默克尔称，该报告可能将欧洲汽车进口视为对美国国家安全的一种威胁，从而实现关税，这让人感到“恐惧”。

白宫已经借用国家安全的论点表示，正在逐年减弱的美国制造业的基础会削弱国家军事能力，包括其他索赔，从而需要大幅增加对钢铁和铝的进口关税。

欧盟发言人在布鲁塞尔举行的新闻发布会上表示“这份文字报告是否会转化成对欧洲出口产品的实际行动，欧盟委员会将会迅速地并以合适的方式做出回应”。

保护主义者特朗普威胁要增加25%的关税到欧洲的汽车业，特别是对伤害到美国汽车工业的德国。