Leaders in the Czech Republic and Poland signalled a readiness on Thursday to retaliate to new U.S. tariffs, while Hungary blamed Brussels for tensions with Washington, as central Europe began counting the likely costs of a trade war. Central European countries are among the European Union member states most reliant on trade, with goods exports as a share of output ranging from 76.6% in Slovakia to 39.4% in Poland – all above a 34.2% average for the whole EU. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described U.S. President Donald Trump’s universal tariffs as a major blow to the world economy and said the 27-member bloc was prepared to respond with countermeasures if talks with Washington failed.Read More
Export-reliant central Europe weighs repercussions of Trump tariffs
