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What did 8 April 2025 follow in the region?
Summary
A look back at two developments reported on 2 April 2025 that framed the days before 8 April 2025.
What was the backdrop on 8 April 2025? Two reports from 2 April 2025 offer a snapshot of the days leading up to it, one on trade and one on animal disease controls in Central Europe.
On 2 April 2025, Donald Trump delivered his Liberation Day speech on tariffs. As reported at the time, the exceptions to the new measures included Canada, Cuba, Mexico, North Korea and Russia. Canada and Mexico already had tariffs placed on them in February, while Cuba, North Korea and Russia were under U.S. sanctions.
The same day, the Polish government increased border controls with Slovakia. The step responded to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among livestock in Slovakia and Hungary.
Together, the two reports show how trade policy and animal health were each shaping decisions at borders in the days before 8 April 2025.
