https://cowlpane.com/tags/world/ Recent content in World on Cowlpane Hugo en-us Sat, 09 May 2026 12:39:00 +0000 https://cowlpane.com/politics/tariffs-or-not-how-eu-is-dealing-with-us-dealmaking/ Sat, 09 May 2026 12:39:00 +0000 https://cowlpane.com/politics/tariffs-or-not-how-eu-is-dealing-with-us-dealmaking/ <p><em>Originally published by <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/tariffs-or-not-how-eu-is-dealing-with-us-dealmaking/a-77100109?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf">Deutsche Welle</a></em></p> <hr> <p>When the trade ministers of the so-called Group of Seven, or G7, nations met in Paris this week, they were supposed to be talking about the most pressing issues facing global trade, including critical minerals and the impact of the Iran war.</p> <p>Instead, the meeting was overshadowed by threats made by US President Donald Trump to impose a 25% tariff on imports of European vehicles.</p> <p>Trump made the threats earlier this week and has justified them by arguing that the European Union — members France, Germany and Italy also belong to the G7 — hasn&rsquo;t fulfilled its obligations under a previous US-EU tariff deal known as the Turnberry Agreement.</p>