国际英语资讯:U.S. tariffs to harm Spanish exports: official
<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 4-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="Xiana">Xiana</span> <span word="Mendez">Mendez</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>, <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 18 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="olive">olive</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cheese">cheese</span>, <span word="Mendez">Mendez</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Acting">Acting</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Pedro">Pedro</span> <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="prudence">prudence</span>, <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impending">impending</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="protectionism">protectionism</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="tweets">tweets</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>."</p><p><span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="products">products</span>, "<span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span>, <span word="Fisheries">Fisheries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Food">Food</span>, <span word="Luis">Luis</span> <span word="Planas">Planas</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="multilateral">multilateral</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="commented">commented</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wine">Wine</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018 -- <span word="valued">valued</span> <span word="at">at</span> 325 <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="euros">euros</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> 240 <span word="million">million</span> (73.8 <span word="percent">percent</span>) <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="harmed">harmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WTO">WTO</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="administration">administration</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imposition">imposition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="to">to</span> 7.5-<span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p>
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