Following the introduction of tighter immigration laws under the Trump administration, a number of nations across the EU have been updating their citizens on what kind of measures they should be taking before entering the US, and the consequences of not doing so.

The UK, for example, has updated its advice this week, telling citizens they must ‘comply with all entry, visa and other conditions of entry’.

“The authorities in the US. set and enforce entry rules strictly,” said the foreign office.

“You may be liable to arrest or detention if you break the rules.”

Prior to this, Reuters reported that guidance simply stated that the US ‘set and enforce entry rules’.

“A criminal conviction in the United States, false information regarding the purpose of stay, or even a slight overstay of the visa upon entry or exit can lead to arrest, detention, and deportation upon entry or exit.

“Neither a valid ESTA authorization nor a valid U.S. visa constitutes a right to entry into the USA. The final decision regarding entry is made by the US border official. It is recommended that you bring proof of your return journey (e.g., flight booking) upon entry. There is no legal recourse against this decision. German diplomatic missions abroad are unable to influence the reversal of a denial of entry.”

The Trump administration has compiled a list of 43 countries that could see restrictions (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Since being sworn in as the 47th president of the US, Trump and his administration have compiled a list of 43 countries that could see restrictions.

The countries listed in three separate groups and their restrictions vary between each.

A US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity said that there could come changes in the list and reiterated that the list has not yet been approved by the administration, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

All travel banned:

Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen.

Those on the ‘all travel banned’ list would be set for a full visa suspension.

Visas sharply restricted:

Belarus, Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Turkmenistan.

For those on the second group, they can expect partial suspensions that would impact tourist and student visas as well as other immigrant visas however there could be some exceptions.

Countries that have 60 days to address concerns:

Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Vanuatu and Zimbabwe.

The third group would be considered for a partial suspension of US visa issuance if their governments ‘do not make efforts to address deficiencies within 60 days’ according to the memo.

What Trump’s proposed travel ban for 43 countries means for travellers after he sends stark 60-day warning

Trump has made it clear he is taking a tough stance on immigration

Donald Trump’s administration is considering sweeping travel restrictions for people across the globe in a shocking move.

Donald Trump has repeatedly said he would be tough on immigration if he was elected back into office and the POTUS is making it clear he is determined to crack down on it.

Trump and his administration have compiled a list of 43 countries that could see restrictions in some form or another.

The countries listed in three separate groups and their restrictions vary between each.

A US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity said that there could come changes in the list and reiterated that the list has not yet been approved by the administration, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

43 countries could see some form of travel restrictions (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The list of countries that could be banned in full:

All travel banned:

Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen.

Those on the ‘all travel banned’ list would be set for a full visa suspension.

Visas sharply restricted:

Belarus, Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Turkmenistan.

For those on the second group, they can expect partial suspensions that would impact tourist and student visas as well as other immigrant visas however there could be some exceptions.

Countries that have 60 days to address concerns:

Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Vanuatu, and Zimbabwe.

The third group would be considered for a partial suspension of U.S. visa issuance if their governments ‘do not make efforts to address deficiencies within 60 days’ according to the memo.

Donald Trump has long insisted he will be tough on immigration into the US(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

It was also reported that the majority of the countries are Muslim-majority, poor, and are considered corrupt.

The list is said to have been created weeks ago by the State Department and it has been reviewed by embassies and regional bureaus.

The move by the administration harkens back to a move made by Trump in his first term as president where he put a ban on travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations, a policy that went through several iterations before it was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018.

Earlier this year, Trump issued an executive order requiring intensified security vetting of any foreigners seeking admission to the U.S. to detect national security threats.

What will happen if the US government shuts down as Donald Trump issues serious warning

The last shutdown, under Trump’s administration, lasted 35 days

A US government shutdown could be imminent if a temporary funding bill fails to pass in Congress today (March 11).

That’s right, as the trade war between the US and Canada intensifies, Americans could soon be dealing with yet another curveball.

While Donald Trump told reporters the shutdown ‘probably won’t’ go ahead, it depends on the result of a vote on a ‘continuing resolution’ (CR) bill which goes ahead later today.

Mike Johnson, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, issued a short term spending bill in Congress in December to keep up government funding.

Johnson’s bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), covered funding up until Friday (March 14) – however, if another similar bill isn’t passed before this one expires, the government could be forced into a shutdown, impacting federal workers and beyond.

The last shutdown – a record-breaking 35 day stint which ran from December 2018 into January 2019 – was also under Trump’s administration, over his $5.7 billion federal fund demand to build his controversial US-Mexico border wall.

Anyway, Republicans, who control the House, offered up a solution to the imminent issue on March 8 when they presented a CR bill which would keep the government topped up with cash for the rest of fiscal year 2025, which ends September 30.

However, there still needs to be a vote, which is set to take place today, in order for the CR to pass.

If no deal is struck by midnight, then the US will have its first shutdown in six years.

Damaging effects of the 2019 shutdown

A number of services were majorly impacted during the last shutdown(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The last, 35-day shutdown wreaked havoc on the US economy, costing at least $11 billion according to estimates from The Congressional Budget Office.

Some 380,000 federal workers were furloughed, while another 420,000 were required to work without any known payment dates.

The IRS faced delays in processing $140 billion worth of tax refunds, while the FBI saw some of its investigations majorly disrupted.

Airports had to be closed amid Transportation Security Administration staff shortages.

What could happen if a shutdown went ahead this week

Trump is quite confident the shutdown won’t go ahead (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A shutdown this week would have a ripple effect across the country, much like it did in 2019.

Services including in-hospital medical care, law enforcement, border protection and air-traffic control would carry on operating.

Other services, however, could be reduced or closed altogether, including the issuing of student loans, food assistance programmes federally-funded preschools and even national parks.

Benefit verifications and card issuance could stop, the BBC reports, but Social Security and Medicare cheques would continue to be sent out.

‘Essential’ federal workers would continue as usual although potentially without pay, while those not deemed essential would be put on unpaid leave for the time being.

Of course, the longer the shutdown continues, the worse the effects, as Transport Security Administration spokesman Carter Langston warned: “An extended shutdown could mean longer wait times at airports.”

All 43 countries Trump intends to ban from traveling to the US ‘if governments do not address deficiencies within 60 days’

Residents from 43 countries worldwide may not be able to enter the US

Tourists hoping to vacation in the United States may be forced to think twice before booking plane tickets, as President Donald Trump is said to be considering a sweeping ban against natives of 43 countries.

Travelers from the countries in question may find trouble gaining access to the US, in the 78-year-old Republican’s bid to tackle immigration.

Donald Trump breaks silence on criminal case at Department of Justice

Of the 43 countries, they have reportedly been placed into three groups – all travel strictly banned, visas restricted dramatically, with the third seeing countries given a 60-day ultimatum to address concerns raised by the Trump administration.

According to the New York Times, here is a draft list of countries that could be banned:

All travel banned

• Afghanistan
• Bhutan
• Cuba
• Iran
• Libya
• North Korea
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Syria
• Venezuela
• Yemen

Visas sharply restricted

• Belarus
• Eritrea
• Haiti
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Pakistan
• Russia
• Sierra Leone
• South Sudan
• Turkmenistan

Countries that have 60 days to address concerns

• Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Cape Verde
• Chad
• Republic of Congo
• Democratic Republic of Congo
• Dominica
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gambia
• Liberia
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mauritania
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• St. Lucia
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Vanuatu
• Zimbabwe

President Donald Trump has been opened about his bid to tackle immigration (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

The NYT noted that the list was reportedly developed ‘several weeks ago’ and ‘changes were likely by the time it reached the White House’.

It comes after Trump signed an executive order on January 20 – his first day back in the Oval Office – that was titled ‘Protecting the United States from foreign terrorists and other national security and public safety threats’.

It read in part: “Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly submit to the President, through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, a report:

“(i) Identifying countries throughout the world for which vetting and screening information is so deficient as to warrant a partial or full suspension on the admission of nationals from those countries pursuant to section 212(f) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)); and.

Natives from 43 countries across the world may not be able to enter the US (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

“(ii) Identifying how many nationals from those countries have entered or have been admitted into the United States on or since January 20, 2021, and any other information the Secretaries and Attorney General deem relevant to the actions or activities of such nationals since their admission or entry to the United States.”

It means the 22 countries on the list could have until Friday (March 21) to comply with requests to provide the US with information about travelers that intend to arrive in the country, as well as those that are already present.

People point out comical detail in Donald Trump’s statement after he threatened 200% tariffs on European Union products

Donald Trump has faced mockery online

Despite a serious threat to the European Union, people have begun mocking Donald Trump on social media after noticing a small blunder in one of his posts.

International relationships are being tested as Trump continues to heat up the ‘trade wars’ between the US and its allies.

However, despite the serious economic impacts the increased tariffs could have on citizens, people have managed to find a smidgen of joy.

Analyzing Trump’s post about his upcoming moves in the trade war, some found a slight blunder.

In a post on Truth Social today (March 13), the US president said: “The European Union, one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World, which was formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States, has just put a nasty 50 percent Tariff on Whisky.

Donald Trump has been mocked for the slight blunder (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

“If this Tariff is not removed immediately, the US will shortly place a 200% tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, AND ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER EU REPRESENTED COUNTRIES.

“This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the US.”

Did you catch it?

Admittedly, it is easy to miss. In Trump’s post, he opted for the European/Canadian spelling of ‘whisky’ rather than the American ‘whiskey’.

One cheeky Twitter user commented: “A real American president would know that it’s spelled ‘whiskey’ here.”

Another said: “Unforced error in the concession to Europe on the spelling of ‘whiskey’, imho [in my humble opinion].”

While a third added: “Trump spells ‘whisky’ the Canadian way rather than the U.S. way (whiskey).”

And someone else commented: “Wow! Doesn’t even know that American Whiskey is spelled with an ‘ey’ Must only drink scotch whisky. Very ‘America First’ of him.”

This hasn’t been the only error pointed out in Trump’s post (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

As well as this, people also pointed out the final line from Trump’s post that says this move will be good for the US ‘Champagne business’.

However, a drink can only legally be called ‘champagne’ if it is bottled within 100 miles of the Champagne region in France.

According to a report by travel and lifestyle magazine, The Real World: “The name is legally protected by European law and an 1891 treaty that requires true champagne to be produced in the Champagne region and made from the Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, or Chardonnay grapes grown in this region.”

Better luck next time, Trump.

Donald Trump announces he’s doubling tariffs on two major Canadian goods

The tariffs come in response to Ontario’s tax on electricity exports to the US

President Donald Trump has said he will double his planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium from 25 percent to 50 percent, escalating a trade war with his northern neighbor.

He said the increase in the tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday (March 12) is a response to the price rises the provincial government of Ontario put on electricity sold to the United States.

It comes after the president warned the US’ northern neighbor that his administration will retaliate after the Ontario Premier established a major tax increase on electricity for neighboring American states.

Jack Daniel’s pulled from shelves in Canada

Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social today (March 11): “I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.”

The US stock market promptly fell following the post.

The trade war between the US and Canada is raging on, as President Donald Trump wasted no time in signing off on ‘catastrophic’ tariffs on its neighboring trading partners almost immediately after being sworn into office for his second term in January.

Trump accused Canada and Mexico of failing to stop a ‘flow of illicit drugs’ crossing US borders and cited immigration and trade deficits among his justification for the tax hikes.

As President Donald Trump aims to relieve US citizens of paying federal tax, he has seemingly started a trade war with Canada, China and Mexico by introducing higher tariffs on their exports coming into the US (Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump’s Truth Social post continued: “This will go into effect TOMORROW MORNING, March 12th. Also, Canada must immediately drop their Anti-American Farmer Tariff of 250% to 390% on various U.S. dairy products, which has long been considered outrageous.

“I will shortly be declaring a National Emergency on Electricity within the threatened area. This will allow the U.S to quickly do what has to be done to alleviate this abusive threat from Canada.

“If other egregious, long time Tariffs are not likewise dropped by Canada, I will substantially increase, on April 2nd, the Tariffs on Cars coming into the U.S. which will, essentially, permanently shut down the automobile manufacturing business in Canada.”

He went on to claim Canadian cars can ‘easily be made in the USA’, and that Canada pays ‘very little for national security, relying on the United States for military protection’.

The 47th POTUS went on to push his administration’s plans of incorporating Canada to become ‘our cherished’ 51st state.

“This would make all Tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear,” he claimed.

A Canadian wears a sticker protesting Trump’s dream of making Canada become the US’ 51st state (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)

It comes after the 78-year-old told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday (March 7), that Canada has been ‘ripping us off for years’ and was considering hitting back with a tariff 10 times harsher than the 25 percent already placed on Canadian products.

“Canada has been ripping us off for years on lumber and on dairy products,” he said, as he explained Canada hold tariffs as high as 241 percent on dairy coming in from the US – although taxes have never been paid out as high as that as it comes down to whether a quota is hit from US dairy exports.

Canada does this to protect its domestic dairy industry – although US dairy farmers believe that they are being treated unfairly by the Canadian government.

Threatening to match those tariffs, Trump said on Friday (March 7): “We may do it as early as today, or we’ll wait until Monday or Tuesday.

“We’re going to charge the same thing. It’s not fair. It never has been fair, and they’ve treated our farmers badly.”

Donald Trump threatens European Union with 200% tariffs on specific goods if they don’t remove ‘nasty’ tax

The POTUS has threatened to apply an eye-watering tax on EU goods

President Trump has threatened the European Union with 200 percent tariffs on specific goods if they don’t remove what he calls a ‘nasty’ tax.

Taking to his social media platform Truth Social today (March 13), the US President has slammed the EU as one of the ‘most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the world’ as he threatens to crank up eye-watering tariffs coming out of the European Union on goods like alcohol.

The POTUS claimed this is because the EU was ‘formed for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States’ and has inflicted a ‘nasty’ 50 percent tariff on whisky.

The US President has announced incredibly high taxes on the EU’s alcohol if it doesn’t amend its 50 percent bourbon levy (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump continued: “If this Tariff is not removed immediately, the U.S. will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all WINES, CHAMPAGNES, & ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER E.U. REPRESENTED COUNTRIES.

“This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S,” he added.

The threat comes as the EU commission cranked up taxes as a retaliatory measure against the US, after Washington inflicted 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

The EU said its 50 percent levy applies to €26 billion (around $28 billion) of US goods, including booze like bourbon whiskey.

In a statement, president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen criticized Trump’s vision, saying it is ‘bad for business’ and consumers alike.

She said: “The trade relations between the European Union and the US are the biggest in the world. They have brought prosperity and security to millions of people, and trade has created millions of jobs on both sides of the Atlantic.”

As for the US’ 25 percent tariffs on metal, she said: “We deeply regret this measure. Tariffs are taxes. They are bad for business, and even worse for consumers.

“These tariffs are disrupting supply chains. They bring uncertainty for the economy. Jobs are at stake. Prices will go up. In Europe and in the United States. The European Union must act to protect consumers and business.”

Ursula von der Leyen announced the tariffs would apply to US goods in response to the country’s tax hike on aluminum and steel (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Leyen said the EU’s countermeasures announced today are ‘strong but proportionate.’

“As the US are applying tariffs worth 28 billion dollars, we are responding with countermeasures worth €26 billion. This matches the economic scope of the US tariffs.”

She vowed the counter-tariffs will start on April 1 with a view to take full effect as of April 13 while keeping the door open to the US for further negotiations.

“We firmly believe that in a world fraught with geopolitical and economic uncertainties, it is not in our common interest to burden our economies with tariffs,” the EU head continued. “We are ready to engage in meaningful dialogue.”

The news comes as Trump has appeared to sour relations with neighboring Canada amid the escalating trade war and back-and-forth threats of tariffs.

The President indicated early in his second term that he planned to impose some tough sanctions on US trading partners, citing issues from drugs and people illegally crossing into its borders.

Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, also threatened to apply a 25 percent surcharge on electricity – or plunge 1.5 million Americans into darkness by pulling the plug entirely on its supply across New York, Michigan and Minnesota if Trump continued to ‘escalate’ matters.

However, when Trump snapped back that Canada would face a 50 percent hike on alumium and steel, Ford agreed to momentarily suspend the plan.

Warren Buffett breaks silence on Donald Trump’s tariffs with stern warning

Warren Buffett has warned how the tariffs could impact the economy now and in the future

American investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett has spoken out ahead of Donald Trump’s tarriffs coming into effect.

At midnight tonight (March 4), Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico and 20 percent on China are set to be imposed.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hit out at the order, imploring the US to reconsider alongside the country issuing its own counter-tariffs too.

And Chairman and CEO of multi-industry holding company Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, has since weighed in on how the tariffs could impact the economy.

Warren Buffett on incoming tariffs

Credit: CBS Sunday Morning

Despite pausing the introduction of the tariffs for 30 days, the US is set to move forward with ‘imposing 25 percent tariffs on Canadian exports and 10 percent tariffs on Canadian energy’ as part of its ‘bold action to hold Mexico, Canada, and China accountable to their promises of halting illegal immigration and stopping poisonous fentanyl and other drugs from flowing into [the] country’.

During an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning with Senior Correspondent Norah O’Donnell, Buffett reflected on the ‘state of the economy’, noting he believes it’s ‘the most interesting subject in the world’.

Despite Buffett saying he ‘won’t talk’ or ‘can’t talk about it now’, when questioned how he thinks ‘tariffs will affect the economy’ Buffett reflected the US has ‘actually’ ‘had a lot of experience with them’ and he considers them ‘an act of war to some degree’.

And how could the tariffs impact inflation?

Donald Trump is set to go ahead with imposing tariffs on Canada (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Well, Canadian President Trudeau released a statement earlier today (March 4) vowing Canada will ‘not let this unjustified decision go unanswered’ and should the tariffs ‘come into effect tonight’, the country will be responding with its own ’25 percent tariffs against $155 billion of American goods’ ‘effective 11.01am EST tomorrow’.

The tariffs being imposed by Canada on the US will begin with ‘tariffs on $30 billion worth of goods immediately, and tariffs on the remaining $125 billion on American products in 21 days’ time,’ Trudeau warned.

And the tariffs will ‘remain in place’ until ‘the US trade action is withdrawn’.

Buffett continued: “Over time they’re a tax on goods. […] The Tooth Fairy doesn’t pay them. And see you always have to just… And then what?

“You always have to ask that question in economics – ‘And then what?'”

Warren Buffett has weighed in on the tariffs (CBS Sunday Morning)

He added: “Technology changes, all kinds of things, but Washington is Washington and the problem with politics is that you tend to have to make tiny compromises as you go along.”

O’Donnell then questioned Buffett’s thoughts on Elon Musk cutting costs as part of him working with Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Buffett noted he ‘better not get into all that’.

Well, enough said I guess.

Specific states that will be targeted as Europe retaliates against Donald Trump’s tariffs

The European Union has shared the countermeasures it’s taking in the wake of Trump’s tariff hikes

Amid Donald Trump’s tariff hikes, many US citizens may be left wondering if their state will be affected by the changes.

Trump has been threatening hiked tariffs on imported goods in the US, with the likes of Canada, Mexico and China being some of the worst affected.

But the threats span further afield as well and will impact European countries too – the UK included – as Trump’s bringing in 25 percent hikes on globally imported aluminum and steel in the hopes of it creating more factory jobs for US citizens.

Trump speech on tariffs at House GOP

(The White House/YouTube)

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Such tariffs came into force today (March 12), which Prime Minister Keir Starmer has since responded to.

What has the UK said?

“I’m disappointed to see global tariffs in relation to steel and aluminum,” Starmer said.

“We will take a pragmatic approach.”

“[The UK is] negotiating an economic deal which covers and will include tariffs if we succeed,” Starmer further told MPs. “But we will keep all options on the table.”

Gareth Stace, director-general of UK Steel, has also weighed in on the matter and branded the Trump administration’s move as ‘hugely disappointing’.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the tariffs are ‘disappointing’ (Julian Simmonds – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

He added: “President Trump must surely recognise that the UK is an ally, not a foe. Our steel sector is not a threat to the US but a partner to key customers, sharing the same values and objectives in addressing global overcapacity and tackling unfair trade.”

Elsewhere, the European Union – of which the UK is no longer a part of – has announced its own countermeasures.

What has the European Union said?

The EU will retaliate with €26 billion (over $28 billion) of counter-tariffs on US goods, Sky News reports.

As well as steel and aluminum products coming into the EU, textiles, home appliances, and agricultural goods will be hit with higher tariffs.

More specifically, things like motorcycles, bourbon, peanut butter, and jeans will be affected, says the Los Angeles Times.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced its countermeasures (FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP via Getty Images)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement: “As the US are applying tariffs worth 28 billion dollars, we are responding with countermeasures worth €26 billion.

“We firmly believe that in a world fraught with geopolitical and economic uncertainties, it is not in our common interest to burden our economies with tariffs.”

The EU president did state that they ‘always remain open to negotiation’, however.

“Jobs are at stake. Prices will go up. In Europe and in the United States,” von der Leyen further warned.

The tariffs will come into force in two stages: on April 1 and April 13.

Which states will be affected?

It’s said that the tariffs will mainly affect Republican-led states.

These include Louisiana (a significant soybean-producing state), Kansas and Nebraska for its beef and poultry exports, while products such as wood from the likes of Alabama, Georgia, and Virginia are also reportedly on the list, as per the LA Times.