PANews reported on April 7 that according to Jinshi, European Commission Vice President Šefčović said that the EU will impose the first batch of tariffs on US imports from April 15 and the second batch of tariffs from May 15. The EU is imposing tariffs on the United States in response to the Trump administration's decision to impose tariffs on steel, aluminum and automobiles, and a unified tariff of 20% on other goods. In addition, the EU will set up an import monitoring task force to monitor the possible diversion of goods caused by US tariffs. "This is a major turning point for the United States," said European Commission President von der Leyen. "Nevertheless, we are ready to negotiate with the United States at any time."