EU Pushes ‘Zero-for-Zero’ Tariffs in Response to First Salvo in Trump’s Trade War

EU president warns ‘we are also prepared to respond through countermeasures and defend our interests.’

AP/Aurelien Morissard
The European Commission president, Ursula van der Leyen, and President Macron before a working lunch, April 3, 2023, at the Elysee Palace, Paris. AP/Aurelien Morissard

The European Union, under pressure from a 20 percent tariff President Trump imposed on the bloc last week, moved on Monday to quell the firestorm, with the EU president advocating for a “zero-for-zero” tariff agreement.

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