The European Union said it would impose tariffs against U.S. imports in retaliation for new American duties, measures the bloc has already indicated will target consumer, agricultural and steel products in many key Republican constituencies.
The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would hit the EU, Canada and Mexico with 25 percent duties on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum in Washington’s most aggressive trade action yet against its allies. The EU has said it will impose retaliatory tariffs on 2.8 billion euros ($3.3 billion) of American imports as soon as June 20.
