EU Trade Chiefs Close Ranks as Trump Tariffs Jolt Global Trade
Maros Sefcovic in Luxembourg on April 7.
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European Union trade ministers closed ranks and signaled readiness to deploy a full spectrum of countermeasures including potential taxes on digital companies in response to US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
“While the EU remains open and prefers negotiations, we will not wait endlessly,” EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Monday in Luxembourg.