EU CLARIFIES PLAN TO HIT US IMPORTS WITH RETALIATORY DUTIES OVER TRUMP STEEL AND ALUMINIUM PLAN

THE EUROPEAN Commission today (March 7) put the US food manufacturing industry on notice that it is prepared to impose safeguard duties on American drinks exports, should President Donald Trump go ahead with his threat to saddle US steel and aluminium imports with heavy tariffs. EU trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said that “rebalancing” duties could be imposed on Bourbon whiskey and orange juice exported from the USA. The Commission has drafted a full list of potential duty targets, which will be released for consultation, if Trump authorises the ...


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