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🇺🇸 As the US raises tariffs and turns to protectionism and unpredictability, the EU has a unique opportunity to lead with clarity and purpose 🇪🇺.

Read our full statement: loom.ly/QUBftjc 💜
Purple background with the Volt logo in the top-right corner. Large text reads: “US trade wars. A wake-up call for Europe?” Below, an edited image of Donald Trump in yellow tones holding up an executive order with a signature. Purple background with the Volt logo in the top-right corner. Text reads: “The US has abandoned multilateralism for reckless economic nationalism.” Below, a line graph from the Tax Foundation showing US average tariff rates from 1920 to 2025, with a steep increase to 8.4% in 2025 Purple background with the Volt logo in the top-right corner. Large white text reads: “Trade wars hit all of us by raising prices, fuelling inflation, and weakening innovation.” Below: “They hurt consumers, workers, and businesses, on both sides of the Atlantic.” An illustration of a hand of Uncle Sam pushes down on a graph with a plunger named “Tariff Hike.” Purple background with the Volt logo in the top-right corner. Text reads: “The US is shutting the door on cooperation. 👉 Can Europe open a new path for sustainability, multilateralism, and innovation?” A green button says “Read our full statement.” Wind turbines are faintly visible in the background.
April 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM