Freizeitgewehre,Textilien,überwiegend Importe aus den Republikanerstaaten Florida, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and West Virginia ,die benötigt werden,um die Entscheidung durch das Repräsentantenhaus zu bringen,berichtet Wallstreet Journal.Die Eu will 30% Zoll ab 1.April erheben.
EU plans retaliation for US steel tariffs
Mark Tran and agencies
Friday March 22, 2002
The EU today sent member governments a list of American products to be targeted in retaliation for steel imports announced by the US president, George Bush.
EU spokesman Anthony Gooch said the 15 member governments will review the list and the economic impact it will have and may suggest changes in the coming weeks.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the list includes Harley-Davidson motorbikes, Tropicana and other fruit juices, recreational guns and ammunition, as well as textiles and steel products.
The "smart sanctions" are designed to hit states such as Florida, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and West Virginia - swing states that the Republicans need to carry in order to retain the House of Representatives.
"Counter measures are there to leverage a change of decision," Pascal Lamy, the EU trade commissioner, told the Journal. "You have to do that in sectors and places where you can build a coalition."
theThe EU is said to be considering tariffs of up to 30% above normal import level that would take effect April 1 and last for at least six months.