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Trump calls EU offer to Canada of associate membership ‘laughable’, while threatening tariffs

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  1. 17 September
  2. Latest17 Sept, 11:17

    Trump threatens EU with tariffs over membership offer to Canada | First Thing

    Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, is due to address the European parliament on Thursday. Plus, how the attention economy overwhelmed children’s TV Good morning. Donald Trump has threatened the EU with “serious tariffs” after the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, invited Canada to become the EU’s first “associate member”. Why does the EU want closer ties with Canada? Von der Leyen told the European parliament that, as democracies faced a “fracture in the international rules-based system”, Brussels and Ottawa needed to pull closer together. “This is a partnership not against anyone else, but for our common strength,” she said. How has the EU responded to Trump’s comments? France’s Europe minister, Benjamin Haddad, said on Thursday that Washington had no power to veto EU decisions. “It is not up to the United States, or ‌anyone else, to choose the political and geopolitical direction of the Europeans,” Haddad ‌told Public Sénat TV channel. What’s next? Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has been addressing the European parliament on Thursday. Follow our live coverage here . Did Warsh identify what is driving inflation? Warsh acknowledged changing geopolitics, but avoided calling out the US-Israel war with Iran by name. How did Trump respond? Shortly after the announcement, Trump said in a Truth Social post that interest rates should be 1% or less and criticized the US trade deficit. Continue reading...

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    The GuardianThe Guardian•Vivian Ho
  3. Follow-up17 Sept, 10:35

    ‘Laughable’: Trump threatens to cut EU trade over Canada ties

    Donald Trump reacted angrily Wednesday to an EU proposal to make Canada its first “associate member”, a move that could foster closer ties on tech, defence and energy. Trump derided the proposal as “laughable” and threatened to impose tariffs or even cut trade entirely with the EU if it goes ahead.

    France 24France 24•FRANCE24
  4. Follow-up17 Sept, 08:07

    Trump derides EU pitch to Canada as 'laughable', threatens more tariffs

    GBGlobal Banking & Finance Review
  5. Follow-up17 Sept, 06:58

    Trump threatens EU with tariffs over 'laughable' Canada association plan

    US President Donald Trump has threatened steep tariffs on the European Union if it goes ahead with a proposal to make Canada its first "associate member", a move he described as a possible "hostile act". Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is due to address the European Parliament on Thursday, has been pursuing closer ties with the EU as he seeks to pivot away from the US.

    France 24France 24•FRANCE 24
  6. Follow-up17 Sept, 01:35

    Trump threatens EU with further sanctions over Canada

    The EU had signaled that Canada is poised to become the bloc's first associate member. Trump called the idea both "laughable" and a "hostile act."

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    Deutsche WelleDeutsche Welle
  7. First seen17 Sept, 01:13

    Trump calls EU offer to Canada of associate membership ‘laughable’, while threatening tariffs

    The US president call the move a ‘hostile act’, as Canada seeks to move closer to the EU and diversify its defence ties Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with “serious tariffs” and a cut to trade after the bloc proposed to make Canada its first ever associate member, calling the idea “laughable”. Suggesting the move was a “hostile act”, the US president told reporters he could put “very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe”. He added: “If it’s a good intention, that’s fine. If it’s a bad intention, we’ll put very heavy tariffs on Europe.” Continue reading...

    The GuardianThe Guardian•Guardian staff and agencies