News / EC slams US 'reciprocal tariffs' plan and says the trading bloc will retaliate

14/02/2025

The European Commission (EC) has branded the latest US “reciprocal tariffs” as “a step in the wrong direction”.

After the past few weeks of tariff-pandemonium, the Trump administration has released yet another plan to boost the US trade deficit.

With its Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs ...

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