EU warns of ‘immediate’ retaliation against Trump’s reciprocal tariffs

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The EU warned that it will respond firmly to Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs; it said they are 'unjustifiable barriers to free trade'.

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The European Union warned this Friday that it will respond firmly to the decision of US President Donald Trump to adopt reciprocal tariffs in his foreign trade, an idea he considered “in the wrong direction.” “The EU will react firmly and immediately against unjustified barriers to free and fair trade, even when tariffs are used to challenge legal and non-discriminatory policies,” the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, announced in a s…

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EU pledges 'immediate' response to Trump's reciprocal tariffs

The line from Brussels appears to have hardened since its response to Trump's steel and aluminium tariffs earlier this week.

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EU warns of ‘immediate’ retaliation against Trump’s reciprocal tariffs

Brussels has strengthened its trade defense arsenal since a skirmish in U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term.

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“The EU applies some of the lowest tariffs in the world - reads the statement - and sees no justification for the increase in US duties on its exports.”

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The US President sees the EU's VAT as a kind of customs duty on US goods that he wants to compensate for, which can end badly.