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German EM Altmaier: We won’t let Washington dictate us with whom we can do business
Action Forex ^ | 8-13-2018 | ActionForex

Posted on 08/12/2018 9:43:09 PM PDT by tcrlaf

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier launched strong attack on Trump for his tariffs and sanctions. He told Bild am Sonntag newspaper that “this trade war is slowing down and destroying economic growth – and it creates new uncertainties.”

Meanwhile, the agreement between the EU and US “can only be first step”. Altmaier emphasized “Our goal is a global trade order with lower tariffs, less protectionism and open markets.”

Regarding US sanctions on Iran, Altmaier also pledged the Germany and EU will continue to support companies doing business with Iran. He warned that “we won’t let Washington dictate us with whom we can do business and we therefore stick to the Vienna Nuclear Agreement so that Iran cannot build atomic weapons.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: brexit; djibouti; erdogan; eritrea; germany; hassannasrallah; hezbollah; iran; kurdistan; lebanon; peteraltmaier; receptayyiperdogan; sanctions; sudan; tariffs; tarriffs; theresamay; trade; trump; turkey; unitedkingdom; yemen
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To: rfp1234

Does Germany pay the US for the score or more of US bases in Germany today?


21 posted on 08/13/2018 3:52:24 AM PDT by Bookshelf (`)
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To: tcrlaf

A tariff isn’t an embargo. LOL!


22 posted on 08/13/2018 4:07:45 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: Reverend Wright

You preach the truth Rev!


23 posted on 08/13/2018 4:09:04 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: tcrlaf

Less about Turkey, more about Iran. Germany is the EU’s largest trading partner with Iran.


24 posted on 08/13/2018 4:39:29 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: mewzilla

With allies like Germany, who needs enemies.


25 posted on 08/13/2018 4:40:11 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: SmokingJoe
They are free to choose Iran if they like.

They already have.

26 posted on 08/13/2018 4:41:40 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: JMS

The choice of selling to Iran includes the choice f nt being paid because Iran has no hard currency

If you can’t be paid, what’s the point?


27 posted on 08/13/2018 4:46:16 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12) Sanctuary is Sedition)
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To: Gene Eric

God bless Poland but I would move the troops home to the USA.


28 posted on 08/13/2018 6:28:15 AM PDT by Stingray51
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To: tcrlaf

Companies are free to do business with Iran if they wish. We won’t lift a finger to stop them. But we have a sovereign right to determine who does business with the US. If a company chooses Iran then they choose not to do business with the US. Its that simple.

The Yurps/Germans are still pissed they lost one cash cow the US could not compete for in Saddam. They’re really worried they’ll lose another if the Mullah’s go under. They also want favorable access to the US market while restricting US goods much more from their market. They also want a second pipeline for cheap gas from Russia. Oh but the US can keep subsidizing their defense though.

The Germans in particular are the most smug, busybody, money grubbing hypocrites in the world. Bring the boys home. Withdraw from NATO.


29 posted on 08/13/2018 6:42:05 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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