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- During a press conference with President Donald Trump, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said that “increased tariffs will hurt us all in the long run.”
- The comment comes after Trump announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the US.
- The US is the second-largest destination for Swedish steel.
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven took issue with President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on steel and aluminum during a press conference with the US president standing just a few feet away.
“Swedish prosperity is based on corporation competitiveness and free trade and I’m convinced that increased tariffs will hurt us all in the long run,” Löfven said. “As a Swede, I of course support the efforts of the European Union to achieve trade with fewer obstacles and as few as possible.”See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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