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On Sunday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Christian Democratic Union leader Friedrich Merz, who is seen as the next chancellor. The main topic of conversation was the recent introduction of new tariffs by the United States, which has already caused concern in global markets. This was reported on the British government’s website .
The participants agreed that the world is entering a new economic era that requires decisive and coordinated action. The leaders stressed that Europe must respond to the challenges of the times, minimising the negative impact on its citizens while ensuring overall economic stability in cooperation with international partners.
Starmer expressed disappointment over Washington’s decision and stressed that he would act solely in the UK’s national interest. According to him, the government remains calm but is actively preparing for all possible scenarios. The prime minister also informed of his intention to take more decisive and faster steps to strengthen the British economy to make it as resilient as possible to global shocks.
Starmer also stressed the importance of developing trade relations with other countries that could become new strategic partners of the UK amid geo-economic transformation.
