Berlin working to avoid tariff increases, economy ministry says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Germany is negotiating to prevent US tariff increases, with Economy Minister Habeck meeting EU trade officials to discuss the issue.
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government is working towards avoiding tariff increases threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump, an economy ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
Berlin is "working towards ensuring that these measures do not materialise", the spokesperson said, adding that Economy Minister Robert Habeck had met with EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic to discuss the issue on Monday.
(Reporting by Rachel More and Andreas Rinke, Writing by Friederike Heine)
The article discusses Germany's efforts to prevent US tariff increases threatened by President Trump.
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck and EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic are involved.
Tariffs could impact the German economy, prompting negotiations to prevent them.
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