The EU vowed Friday to respond 'firmly and immediately' to trade barriers after US President Donald Trump unveiled tariffs that could hit both allies and competitors. The European Commission said Trump's plans were 'a step in the wrong direction' that heightened economic uncertainty and disrupted the efficiency of global markets.
Russian drone attack on Chernobyl sparks outrage, no radiation detectedThe EU vowed Friday to respond"firmly and immediately" to trade barriers after US President Donald Trump unveiled tariffs that could hit both allies and competitors.
"The EU will react firmly and immediately against unjustified barriers to free and fair trade," the commission, which runs trade policy for the bloc's 27 nations, said in a statement. Speaking in the Oval Office, the Republican said that US allies were often"worse than our enemies" on trade, and took particular aim at the EU, calling it"absolutely brutal" in its commercial relations with Washington.
"The EU maintains some of the lowest tariffs in the world and sees no justification for increased US tariffs on its exports," the European Commission said, vowing to protect European firms and consumers.
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