BRUSSELS — The EU is trying its best to get tough after U.S. President Donald Trump upended transatlantic trade negotiations over the weekend by threatening to impose a 30 percent tariff.
Whether it can follow through is another matter.
Speaking after a crisis meeting of EU trade ministers Monday, Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič insisted that the latest threats have increased the appetite to retaliate among the bloc’s 27 member countries.
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“The message was the strongest I’ve witnessed since we started the discussions with the U.S.,” he told reporters.
