{"id":470216,"date":"2026-11-04T18:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T17:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/11\/04\/dazi-zero-e-piu-pressione-sulla-russia-le-speranze-degli-europei-dalla-sconfitta-di-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T19:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T18:15:26","slug":"zero-tariffs-and-increased-pressure-on-russia-europeans-hopes-following-trumps-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/11\/04\/zero-tariffs-and-increased-pressure-on-russia-europeans-hopes-following-trumps-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero tariffs and increased pressure on Russia: Europeans\u2019 hopes following Trump\u2019s defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels \u2013 In Brussels, there is a sense of hope and optimism regarding the new composition of the US institutions following yesterday\u2019s mid-term elections on 3 November. The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas<\/strong>, acknowledges that \u201cUS voters have clearly expressed their choice.\u201d The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is confident that the election result will lead to a stance that is more favourable towards Ukraine. \u201cI hope that the new Congress and the new Senate will continue to support Ukraine and exert greater pressure on Russia<\/strong>,\u201d she said during a press conference presenting the progress report on EU enlargement. \u201cYou know, Europe and the United States are much stronger together; it is important to convey these messages clearly to Russia, while exerting this pressure to bring an end to this war. So let\u2019s see what happens now,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n

Kallas is the first EU leader to comment on the US election, while in the European Parliament, the PD\u2019s head of delegation, Nicola Zingaretti<\/strong>, has branded the result as \u201cmore than just an electoral defeat.\u201d According to Zingaretti, \u201cthe right has a plan to destroy the present \u2013 which people often dislike \u2013 but not to build a better future. Having given Trump a go, people have realised this; they have said \u2018no\u2019 and have chosen hope once again. Hatred, war, authoritarianism, and the law of the jungle only increase fears; they do not defeat them.\u201d According to the Democratic Party\u2019s delegation leader, \u201cthis is now the role for the left in the world: not to defend the present, but to build a new order centred on human dignity and the planet.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

The PD MEP Brando Benifei<\/strong>, Chair of the European Parliament\u2019s Delegation for Relations with the United States, emphasises that \u201cthe shift of the majority in Congress from the Republicans to the Democrats sends an unequivocal political signal: the American people want to turn the page on Donald Trump\u2019s agenda.<\/strong>\u201d According to the Democrat, \u201cfrom the cost of living to the war in Iran, from repressive policies on civil rights and citizenship to ICE operations, there is a clear demand for a break with the past that the new Congress must translate into action.\u201d It is now \u201cessential that it resumes the full exercise of its constitutional powers, following years of constant encroachment by the executive, including in the field of international law.\u201d Benifei extended his \u201cbest wishes for a successful term to the new members of the US Congress and Senate\u201d and expressed the hope that \u201cthis new parliamentary term will mark a revival of dialogue and cooperation between our institutions<\/strong>\u201d because<\/strong> \u201cthe transatlantic relationship remains essential for European security<\/strong>, the competitiveness of our economies and the well-being of our citizens and businesses.\u201d Among the items on the agenda, Benifei believes there must be a \u201cgradual return to zero-for-zero on tariffs,\u201d \u201cstrengthened support for Ukraine against Russian aggression\u201d, \u201ca commitment to resolving the crisis in the Middle East,\u201d and \u201cstrategic cooperation on critical minerals and semiconductors.\u201d <\/p>\n

In a statement, the Five Star Movement in the European Parliament emphasises that<\/strong> \u201cin the US mid-term elections, candidates who campaigned on a platform of peace<\/strong>, social justice, and the fight against the cost of living crisis and corruption have emerged victorious.\u201d Therefore, \u201cthis is the message coming from the United States, and one that we in Europe must be able to heed,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cA new era can also take hold on our continent and in our country, where important national elections will be held in 2027, set to have a profound impact on the political and institutional balance,\u201d it continues. \u201cWe will ride this new wave with courage and ambition and oust the Meloni government, which over the past four years has been a pale imitation of the Trump administration,\u201d add the Five Star Movement MEPs. In particular, MEP Pasquale Tridico<\/strong> (M5S) addresses the European Commission led by President Ursula von der Leyen: \u201cThe time has come to capitalise on this widespread discontent to force the Trump administration to renegotiate the nefarious tariff agreement signed in Scotland.<\/strong>\u201d <\/p>\n

Carlo Fidanza<\/strong>, head of the Fratelli d\u2019Italia delegation to the European Parliament, disagrees. \u201cYesterday, the American people delivered an unequivocal verdict, which we acknowledge, as always, with respect. The left, on the other hand, having so far failed to win a single noteworthy election in Italy, is rushing to claim credit for the result<\/strong> in an attempt to draw non-existent parallels between the US mid-term elections and the forthcoming Italian election campaign,\u201d he comments. \u201cMeanwhile, Giorgia Meloni, buoyed by a level of support that, after four years in government, is unrivalled amongst Western leaders, will continue to work to strengthen the transatlantic bond. Unlike the left, for us this bond is independent of the political leanings of the administration in office and the majorities in Congress. And this will continue to be the case even after yesterday\u2019s vote,\u201d concludes Fidanza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Initial reactions from the PD and M5S, while Fidanza (FdI) attacks the left. Kallas: \u201cVoters have made their choice clear\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":435878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25707],"tags":[25820,28065,31856,27724,33830,29813,36383,30953,26707,36112],"class_list":["post-470216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-politics","tag-white-benifei-en","tag-carlo-fidanza-en","tag-donald-trump-en","tag-fdi-en","tag-kaja-kallas","tag-m5s-en-2","tag-midterm","tag-nicola-zingaretti-en","tag-pd-en-2","tag-sconfitta"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=470216"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":470217,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470216\/revisions\/470217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=470216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=470216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=470216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}