EU retaliates against Trump tariffs with €26bn ‘countermeasures’

12/03/2025 12:13 The Guardian

US goods due to be affected from 1 April include bourbon whiskey, jeans and Harley-Davidson motorbikesBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has announced it will impose trade “countermeasures” on up to €26bn (£22bn) worth of US goods in retaliation to Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, escalating a global trade war.The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, called the 25% US levies on global imports of the metals “unjustified trade restrictions”, after they came into force at 4am GMT on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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Rodrigo Duterte’s lawyers call for his return to Philippines after ICC arrest

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