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Greece is expecting EU response to US tariffs. The economy can handle challenges, says PM.

KyriakosMitsotakis, the Greek Prime Minister, said that the economy could withstand new challenges posed by U.S. Tariffs. The country is awaiting a united European Union position on this issue.

The financial markets were shook by Donald Trump's tariff plans after he warned that foreign governments would need to pay "a great deal of money" in order to remove the taxes he called "medicine".

From Wednesday, the 27-nation EU will face import tariffs of 25% on steel, aluminium and automobiles and 20% unilateral tariffs for nearly all other goods. The EU is weighing up whether to approve a set of targeted countermeasures.

Mitsotakis, in a speech televised before a meeting of ministers on economic policy, said that Greece insists on an unified response to be effective at the EU-27 level.

He promised that the details of the measures will be revealed within weeks.

He said that the government would ensure, under these difficult conditions, that the economy was ready to face these new challenges.

The United States accounts for about 4% (or a little more) of Greece's exports. Mitsotakis stated that U.S. tariffs on products like olives, olive oils and authentic Greek feta cheese which cannot be made in the United States were "not very reasonable". (Reporting and editing by Peter Graff. Lefteris papadimas)

(source: Reuters)