Ursula von der Leyen says US tariffs ‘will not go unanswered’ and Olaf Scholz pledges EU will respond as one
European and world leaders have promised swift retaliation after Donald Trump signed proclamations imposing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports to the US in a move that risks precipitating a global trade war.
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Tuesday she “deeply regretted” the US president’s decision, announced late on Monday, adding: “Unjustified tariffs on the EU will not go unanswered.”
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