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EU Has Plan to Retaliate on U.S. Tariffs, Von der Leyen Says

Von der Leyen said the bloc is waiting for announcements Wednesday on U.S. tariffs, adding that policymakers will assess them carefully to calibrate a response

The European Union has a plan to counteract the swathe of tariffs U.S. President Trump is planning to impose on foreign goods, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

“Europe has not started this confrontation,” she said Tuesday in Strasbourg, France. “We do not necessarily want to retaliate, but we have a strong plan to retaliate if necessary.”

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