The European Union is attributed to the imposition of customs duties on American goods

European Commission President Ursula von der Line announced that the European Union will extend the imposition of fees on goods imported from the United States until the beginning of next month, despite Washington’s decision to impose customs duties by 30% on the products received from the European bloc.

“The United States has sent a letter that includes the procedures that will enter into force unless a solution is reached through the negotiations,” Von der Line said.

“Therefore, we will extend the period of suspending our counter -procedures until the beginning of next August,” she added.

The von Yer Line advertisement comes after US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will impose 30 percent fees on imports from the European Union starting from the first of next August, despite the ongoing negotiations.

In the letter that was sent to von der Line, and published on his page “Truth Social”, Trump complained of the long, large and continuous trade deficit “with the European Union, accusing the European bloc of adopting unfair trade policies.

Trump wrote that his administration will reduce the percentage of fees “if the European Union or countries within the Union decide to build or manufacture within the United States.”

Von der Line confirmed that the European Union will not stand idly by, saying that the commission will continue to prepare for more counter -procedures in the coming weeks.

After Trump’s message, the European Union could impose preliminary counter -tariffs starting tomorrow, Tuesday, in response to the previous American drawings imposed on steel and aluminum products imported by the United States from the bloc, after the end of the initial suspension period.

According to previous information issued by the European Union, the counter -measures planned by the bloc would affect US exports with a total value of 21 billion euros (24.5 billion dollars).

The European Union trade ministers in Brussels will meet tomorrow, Monday, to discuss the following steps in the wake of the recent shift in Trump’s position during the beginning of the week.

It is still unclear whether the ministers will support von der Line’s decision to suspend the imposition of counter -procedures, to make way for the continuation of negotiations until the deadline set on the first of August.

“We have always been very clear in our preference for a negotiating solution. This is still our position, and we will invest the time available to us until the first of August to achieve this,” said the head of the European Commission.

However, von der Line explained that the European Union “prepared for this scenario, and we can respond with counter -procedures if necessary.”