Czech government to debate impact of US tariffs

The Czech government is set to debate the impact of the new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Czech citizens and companies at its regular session on Wednesday. The United States has levied a 20 percent tariff on goods from the EU. Prime Minister Petr Fiala said that while the tariffs will not have a direct impact on the Czech Republic, their indirect impact could be very strong. Czech President Petr Pavel earlier voiced concern about Washington's unilateral decision to introduce sweeping tariffs warning that the U.S. global tariff policy poses a serious threat to the stability of the world economy. ANO Party leader Andrej Babiš, who is perceived as one of Trump’s supporters in Czechia, called Trump’s tariff policy “insane.”