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EU retaliation to US tariffs is resolute first but also designed to win gains

By Joanna Sopinska ( March 12, 2025, 17:12 GMT | Comment) -- The EU's rapid response to punitive US steel and aluminum tariffs today is intended as a clear show of force, but it is structured smartly to avoid escalation, lure Donald Trump back to the negotiating table and perhaps even win concessions. The tit-for-tat retaliation signal is unequivocal, but a staggered scheduling of measures also sends the message that there is time to work for a deal that avoids a costly and destructive tariff war.The EU's immediate brandishing of countermeasures after punitive US steel and aluminum tariffs came into force early today is intended as a clear show of force, but it is structured smartly to avoid escalation, lure Donald Trump back to the negotiating table and perhaps even win concessions....

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