EU Readies ‘Strong Plan’ for Trump’s Global Tariff Strike (1)

April 1, 2025, 10:29 AM UTC

The European Union said it will use a broad range of options to retaliate against the US if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose so-called reciprocal tariffs on the bloc this week.

“We do not necessarily want to retaliate,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. “If necessary we have a strong plan to retaliate and will use it.”

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