Politics

Salvador Illa forges an alliance in Italy against Trump's tariffs

"The Four Engines of Europe strongly criticize the announcement of new tariffs by the United States government." This is the first sentence of the joint declaration signed by Catalonia, Lombardy (Italy), Baden-Württemberg (Germany), and Auvergne-Rhône-Alps (France) against the tariff war launched by Donald Trump. The text was signed by representatives of parties as diverse as the far-right League, which leads the Lombardy government; the conservatives who steer the French government of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes; and the Greens in Baden-Württemberg. "These measures are unjustified and damaging, striking at the heart of a transatlantic partnership that has long stood for shared prosperity, open markets, and democratic values," the four territories emphasize, in a statement that echoes what the President of the Catalan Government, Salvador Illa, has done in recent days.

"The Four Engines of Europe strongly criticize the announcement of new tariffs by the United States government." This is the first sentence of the joint declaration signed by Catalonia, Lombardy (Italy), Baden-Württemberg (Germany), and Auvergne-Rhône-Alps (France) against the tariff war launched by Donald Trump. The text was signed by representatives of parties as diverse as the far-right League, which leads the Lombardy government; the conservatives who steer the French government of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes; and the Greens in Baden-Württemberg.

"These measures are unjustified and damaging, striking at the heart of a transatlantic partnership that has long stood for shared prosperity, open markets, and democratic values," the four territories emphasize, in a statement that echoes what the President of the Catalan Government, Salvador Illa, has done in recent days..