I-European Union icebise ukuba abasebenzi abaya e-United States basebenzise kuphela izixhobo zombane eziyimfuneko ukunciphisa umngcipheko wobuntlola, ngokweengxelo zamva nje. Olu hlaziyo kwiiprothokholi zokuhamba luvela kumxholo wokunyuka kweengxabano zorhwebo phakathi kweBrussels kunye neWashington malunga nokunyuka kwerhafu yase-US.

Iingxelo zibonisa ukuba iKhomishini yaseYurophu (EC) isebenzise ezi zikhokelo ezitsha kubasebenzi abaya kwiintlanganiso ezizayo ze-International Monetary Fund kunye neBhanki yehlabathi. Amagosa aye acetyiswa ukuba aphathe iifowuni ezitshisayo-izixhobo ezihlawulwa kwangaphambili ezingahambelani nezazisi zabo-kunye neelaptops ezilula ezinedatha encinci. Ukongeza, bayalelwe ukuba bangasebenzi izixhobo zabo kwaye bazigcine kwimikhono echasene nokubekwa kweliso xa befika eUnited States.
Ezi prothokholi zintsha ziyafana nezo zifake isicelo sokuya eUkraine naseTshayina ngenxa yeenkxalabo malunga nokujongwa okuvela eRussia okanye eTshayina kunye neenkonzo zobuntlola, ngokwemithombo.
IKhomishini yaseYurophu iqinisekisile ukuba iye yahlaziya isikhokelo sayo sokuhamba, nangona ingazange icacise iinkcukacha ezithile zokuguqulwa.
Esi senzo silandela isibhengezo sikaMongameli wase-US uDonald Trump malunga neerhafu 'zeSuku lweNkululeko' ekuqaleni kwale nyanga, apho waphumeza i-20% yokubuyisela umsebenzi wokubuyisela izinto ezivela kwi-EU, ukongeza kwi-25% yeerhafu ezikhoyo kwintsimbi kunye ne-aluminium. Utyhola iManyano yaseYurophu ngokuxhamla ngokungafanelekanga kumthwalo wama-39% kwiimpahla zaseMelika. Nangona uTrump emva koko wakunqumamisa ukonyuka kwexesha leentsuku ezingama-90, umrhumo osisiseko wokungenisa we-10% usasebenza.
I-European Union yasigxeka esi senzo kwaye yavuma ukunyanzelisa iirhafu zayo kwiimveliso zaseMelika, nangona ikhethe ukulibazisa esi sigqibo ngokuthanda uthethathethwano lwesivumelwano esitsha sorhwebo ne-United States. Nangona kunjalo, i-EU iye yalumkisa ukuba inokuziphindezela ngeentlawulo ezijoliswe kwiinkampani ezinkulu zeteknoloji zase-US ezifana neMeta kunye neGoogle ukuba uthethathethwano aluphumeleli.
Ukungavisisani phakathi kwe-EU kunye ne-US kunabela ngaphaya kwemiba yorhwebo. Izoyikiso zikaTrump zokurhoxisa iziqinisekiso zokhuseleko zase-US ngaphandle kokuba i-EU yonyusa inkxaso-mali ye-NATO ikhokelele ekutyhalelweni komkhosi kwi-bloc kwinyanga ephelileyo. Ukongeza, iBrussels ivakalise ukuphoxeka kuLawulo lukaTrump ngokudibana norhulumente kaPutin eMoscow.