EU retaliates against Trump tariffs with €26bn ‘countermeasures’
Von der Leyen hits back at ‘unjustified trade restrictions’ after US metals levies come into forceBusiness live – latest updatesThe European Union has announced it is launching €26bn (nearly £22bn) of trade “countermeasures” in retaliation to Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, escalating a global trade war.The European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, called the 25% levies on the metals coming into the US, which came into force at 4am GMT on Wednesday, “unjustified trade restrictions”. Continue reading...

Von der Leyen hits back at ‘unjustified trade restrictions’ after US metals levies come into force
The European Union has announced it is launching €26bn (nearly £22bn) of trade “countermeasures” in retaliation to Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, escalating a global trade war.
The European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, called the 25% levies on the metals coming into the US, which came into force at 4am GMT on Wednesday, “unjustified trade restrictions”. Continue reading...