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EU adds to Trump trade retaliation list

Source: BBC News:
March 7, 2018 at 09:04
GETTY IMAGES / The US is reliant on steel imports from more than 100 nations
GETTY IMAGES / The US is reliant on steel imports from more than 100 nations

The EU has condemned US plans for tough tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, saying they jeopardise European jobs.

EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom set out plans to retaliate against the proposed US tariffs.

These include higher import duties on bourbon, peanut butter, cranberries, orange juice, steel, and industrial products, she said.

On Tuesday, Donald Trump's top economic advisor Gary Cohn, who opposes tariffs, resigned.

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