Trading Blows: Is Europe Prepared? With Aslak Berg and Ignacio Garcia Becerro

In this episode of the Trade War Podcast by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, host Stan McCoy delves into the current state of US-EU trade tensions with esteemed European trade experts Ignacio Garcia Becerro and Aslak Berg. The podcast offers timely insights into the aggressive trade policies of the Trump administration towards Europe, including threats of tariffs and criticisms of EU regulatory practices.

Mentioned

• Dominic Rushe. “Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’,” (The Guardian, February 2025).
• Jesus Mesa. “What Countries Have VAT? Map Shows Impact of Trump Reciprocal Tariffs,” (Newsweek, February 2025).
• Stephen Ezell, Trelysa Long and Robert D. Atkinson. “The Trade Imbalance Index: Where the Trump Administration Should Take Action to Address Trade Distortions,” (ITIF, March 2025).
• Aslak Berg. “Trump's tariffs – how should the EU react?,” (Centre for European Reform, February 2025).
• Joint Statement of the Trilateral Meeting of the Trade Ministers of Japan, the United States and the European Union, (Office of the United States Trade Representative, January 14, 2020)
• Sander Tordoir. “How German industry can survive the second China shock,” (Centre for European Reform, January 2025).