Trump’s steel tariffs could trigger broader trade war as EU threatens ‘proportionate countermeasures’​on February 11, 2025 at 1:18 pm

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said U.S. tariffs “will not go unanswered.”European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said U.S. tariffs “will not go unanswered.”   

Ursula von der Leyen (CDU, r), President of the European Commission, stands in the plenary chamber of the European Parliament.
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The European Union plans to retaliate against the United States for new steel and aluminum tariffs.

“Unjustified tariffs on the EU will not go unanswered—they will trigger firm and proportionate countermeasures,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement late Monday.

 


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