EU has ‘strong plan’ to respond to Trump’s tariffs, bloc’s chief says | International Trade

Ursula von der Leyen says ‘all instruments are on the table’ as bloc weighs response to US tariffs.

European Union executive head Ursula von der Leyen has said the bloc has a “strong plan” to retaliate against United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs, although its preference is a “negotiated solution”.

Speaking before Trump’s planned announcement of reciprocal tariffs later this week, von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said Europeans were “utterly…