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Greece braces for Trump's tariffs

President Trump announced sweeping tariffs this week, targeting both allies and adversaries. Europe was obviously not spared from these measures. Greek exporters are also preparing for the fallout from these tariffs, which come as the US market has grown in importance for Greek products like wine, feta, olive oil, cement, and aluminum over the past few years. Dimitra Manifava, a journalist with Kathimerini covering business stories and the economy, joins Thanos Davelis to look into what these tariffs could mean for Greek exports.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Greece braces for double whammy from Trump tariffs

US tariffs worry Greece, too

Greek feta producers fret over exports after US tariffs

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