EU retaliates against US steel, aluminum tariffs

Trump vows US will respond to Europe’s metal tariff retaliation

President Donald Trump said the United States would respond to the European Union’s countermeasures against his new 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, raising the risk of further escalation in his global trade war. “Of course I’m going to respond,” Trump said Wednesday when asked by reporters at the White House if he would retaliate. “The problem is our country didn’t respond. Look, the EU was set up in order to take advantage of the United Stat…

EU targets €26 billion of U.S. products from red states in tariff pushback

The EU launched countermeasures against new U.S. metals tariffs, with plans to impose duties on US$28.3 billion worth of goods.

Europe unable to implement protectionist measures

Europe appears to be ready to escalate its diplomatic and economic hostilities with the US. Since Donald Trump’s election, relations between the US and the EU have deteriorated significantly, as the bloc’s leaders have a political and ideological stance more aligned with the Democratic Party’s mindset. This scenario of tensions is likely to grow even […] The post Europe unable to implement protectionist measures first appeared on VT Foreign Poli…

Quote-unquote: Greer slams EU tariff retaliation as ‘out of step with reality’

What they’re saying. Greer retorts after the EU retaliates. “For years, the European Union has opposed the United States’ efforts to reindustrialize. The EU has rejected attempts under successive U.S. administrations to cooperate effectively on dealing with global excess capacity on steel, aluminum, and other sectors, employing measures that are too little and too late. If the EU acted as quickly to address global excess capacity as it does to…

Trump announced Tuesday that he would add additional tariffs to all steel and aluminum coming to the United States from Canada

EU retaliates against US steel, aluminum tariffs

The European Commission is letting previously suspended duties return for various products and planning for additional countermeasures by mid-April.