German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today in Lisbon that European Union will give a “smart, determined and jointly agreed” response to the US is Trump decides to impose steel and aluminum tariffs on them.
She noted “we don’t know the decision yet but if tariffs were to be imposed, then we have a clear stance within the European Union.” And she added “we are convinced that these tariffs are not in line with WTO rules.”
The temporary exemption of US steel and aluminum tariffs will expire tomorrow. It’s widely reported that US will decide to start imposing tariffs on Mexico, Canada and the EU. And the decision would be announced today.
