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Why ‘Anti-Coercion’ Tool Is the EU’s Trade Weapon of Last Resort
The European Union has a powerful tool to wield in trade disputes that it hopes it will never need to use.
As President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on the bloc with a threat to impose a blanket import tariff of 30% on European goods, some member states are floating the possibility of invoking the “anti-coercion instrument.”