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Brussels Ready to Respond to Trump's Tariffs

The European Commission is ready to respond to potential US tariffs on eight European countries, but first seeks a diplomatic solution to the Greenland conflict.


Brussels Ready to Respond to Trump's Tariffs

Brussels, Jan 19 (EFE). - The European Commission (EC) said on Monday that it is "prepared to respond" to the tariffs that US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose on eight European countries amid a conflict over the control of Greenland, although it first seeks a diplomatic solution. "The priority is to engage, not to escalate, and to avoid the imposition of tariffs. Because in the end, this would harm consumers and companies on both sides of the Atlantic. Why?"