The 25 percent levies on steel, aluminum and autos remain in force, as does the universal 10 percent rate for the bulk of imports. In addition, U.S. President Donald Trump persists in his trade war with China.

Faced with this new reality, third vice-president and Minister for Ecological Transition, Sara Aagesen, stressed that talks between the European Union (EU) and the US are imposed.

“It is a time for negotiation, for dialogue, and that is positive. Europe and Spain are always committed to the path of agreement and dialogue (…), let’s make the most of the time”, declared Aagesen in the corridors of the Congress of Deputies.

From Vietnam, where he is on an Asian tour that will also take him to China, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, celebrated Trump’s decision to suspend for 90 days the application of tariffs to most countries, which seems to him “a door to negotiation and agreement”.

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