币界网报道：[Former German Chancellor Merkel: The EU should not be afraid of US tariffs] According to CCTV News, former German Chancellor Merkel, who attended an event in Athens, Greece on July 2, local time, said that if the tariffs of the Trump administration in the United States cause American citizens to pay more for goods, then Trump will also be affected. Merkel said that the EU must unite and should not be afraid when Trump imposes more tariffs on the EU, but should fight back with its own tariffs. The EU must negotiate with the United States to resolve the tariff issue. US President Trump has threatened that if there is no breakthrough in US-EU trade negotiations before July 9, he will impose a 50% tariff on EU goods. Currently, the United States imposes a 50% tariff on EU steel and aluminum products, a 25% tariff on the automotive sector, and a 10% base tariff on almost all other goods.