BRUSSELS, April 9 — The European Commission said on Wednesday it had secured backing from EU countries and would press ahead with a first set of countermeasures from April 15 against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum.
The European Union is set to impose extra duties mostly of 25% on a range of U.S. imports in response specifically to the U.S. metals tariffs.
It is still assessing how to respond to the car and broader levies.
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