Von der Leyen pushes for EU to develop new 'trade partnerships worldwide'

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said it is "so important" to develop "trade partnerships worldwide" amid US tariffs, in a speech delivered in Berlin in front of German economic and business groups on Thursday. In her speech, she stated that they should also remember, and this was very important to them, that 80 percent of their trade takes place with countries outside the United States.

And that's why it was so important to continue to develop that network of trade partnerships worldwide." She also noted that "Over the past nine months, they have successfully concluded agreements with Mercosur, Mexico and Switzerland.