{"id":3888,"date":"2026-05-04T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=3888"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:49:00","slug":"commission-to-us-on-tariffs-we-are-a-reliable-partner-but-we-will-protect-our-interests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=3888","title":{"rendered":"Commission to US on tariffs: We are a reliable partner, but we will protect our interests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <b>European Commission<\/b> responds with calm and determination to <b>US<\/b> warnings of <b>imposing tariffs<\/b>, urging faithful compliance with <b>agreements<\/b>. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Message of stability<\/b> and commitment to institutional procedures was sent by <b>European Union<\/b>, reacting to <b>new threats<\/b> from <b>Washington<\/b> to <b>tariffs of 25%<\/b> on imports of <b>European cars<\/b> and trucks. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">Commission spokesman, <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"237\">Tomas Renier<\/b>, made clear that <b>Europe remains committed to the joint declaration of cooperation<\/b>, underlining the EU&#8217;s credibility as a global trading partner.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Specifically, Mr Renier said:<b>&#8220;We are the most reliable partner around the world. When you sign a deal with the EU, you know that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re going to get<\/b>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">The spokesman stressed that Brussels is working methodically and <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"61\">in accordance with the law<\/b>, adding:<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">&#8220;<b>From day one we have been implementing the joint statement and we are fully committed to delivering on our joint commitments<\/b>. Our work is done in accordance with the legislative procedures.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Despite the escalating rhetoric from the <b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"52\">American president<\/b>, the Commission is keeping a low profile, seeking a <b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"126\">diplomatic settlement<\/b> of the dispute. <\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">The main points of the European strategy include:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Continuous talks<\/b> with US counterparts to provide clarifications.<\/li>\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Full focus<\/b> on protecting European businesses and citizens.<\/li>\n<li><b data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Wary<\/b> of taking countermeasures only if the US violates what has been agreed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">In conclusion, Mr. Renier made it clear that <b>the EU will not stand idly by in case of unilateral action<\/b>, noting:<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">&#8220;If the US takes measures inconsistent with the joint statement, <b>we will keep our options open to protect EU interests<\/b>.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission is responding with calm and determination to US warnings of tariffs, urging strict adherence to the EU&#8217;s &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3889,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}