Elon Musk says he hopes for 'free trade zone' between Europe and the US

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Elon Musk says he hopes for 'free trade zone' between Europe and the US  The billionaire advisor to the US president was speaking via video link at a conference of Matteo Salvini's League party in Italy.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/06/elon-musk-says-he-hopes-for-free-trade-zone-between-europe-and-the-us  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00U.S. President's Bologna advisor Elon Musk has said he hopes that the U.S. and Europe

00:05can create a very close, stronger partnership and eventually establish a zero-tariff free

00:12trade zone.

00:13Musk said this in a virtual speech at Italy's ruling far-right legal party Congress on Saturday,

00:18adding that he had advised U.S. President Donald Trump about a potential free trade

00:23zone.

00:24I hope it is agreed that both Europe and the United States should move ideally, in my view,

00:31to a zero-tariff situation, effectively creating a free trade zone between Europe and North

00:36America.

00:39And that would be my – that's what I hope occurs.

00:46And also, more freedom of people to move between Europe and North America if they wish, if

00:52they wish to work in Europe or wish to work in America.

00:55They should be allowed to do so, in my view.

00:58Musk's comment came after China hit back at the U.S. with 34% tariffs, which caused markets

01:04to slide even further by margins not seen since the COVID pandemic.

01:08Meanwhile, on Sunday, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reiterated the EU's commitment

01:14to negotiating with the U.S., while also saying it will defend its interests through proportionate

01:19countermeasures if necessary.

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