The EU has enormous economic clout as the biggest single market in the world, but does not want to risk a backlash.

European Commissioner Ursula Von der Leyen says the European continent is ready to respond in kind to President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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The chair of the European Parliament's trade committee said the American President has European legislation in his sights more than tariffs imposed by Europeans. The MEP is clear: European law is non-negotiable.

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"We have to hit Republican states and we have to hit Donald Trump's friends," a top European official told his colleagues.

Economists tell Euronews Trump's rates are not in any way based on the tariffs imposed by the US' trading partners and therefore cannot be considered an equal measure. View on euronews

Sir Tony Blair has called on the Prime Minister to avoid a retaliation with Donald Trump over the President's controversial tariff plan. The former Prime Minister said that Starmer should avoid an immediate response,

US president Donald Trump has announced a wave of tariffs in what he is calling 'Liberation Day.'The tariffs — otherwise known as a tax on imported or exported goods — were announced in the Rose Garden and include a 20% tariff on the EU.

In a stern message to President Donald Trump's billionaire adviser Elon Musk, European Union regulators were set to slap major penalties against Tesla boss' social media platform X for breaking a landmark law to combat illicit content and disinformation,

Donald Trump has lashed 20% tariffs on all goods that come into the US from the EU. Pharmaceuticals will not be included in this for now