WTO Chief Makes Rallying Cry for Trade as Trump Targets Cars
- EU chiefs to meet Trump in last-ditch bid to avoid car levies
- Europe prepares $20 billion retaliation if U.S. raises tariffs
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World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevedo said anyone who supports free trade must speak out against the increasing threats to the multilateral order.
Hours before European Union leaders visit the White House for last-ditch talks aiming to persuade President Donald Trump not to impose higher tariffs on auto imports, Azevedo called for an urgent response to prevent the “eye-for-an-eye” approach of the world’s biggest trading blocks risks becoming a “new normal.”