EU to impose counter tariffs on $28 billion in US goods


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  • Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025

FILE PHOTO: Repsol oil refinery complex is seen during the sunset near Tarragona, Spain February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo

(Reuters) - The European Union will impose counter tariffs on 26 billion euros ($28 billion) worth of U.S. goods from next month, the European Commission said on Wednesday, ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium.

U.S. President Donald Trump's increased tariffs of 25% on all steel and aluminium imports took effect on Wednesday as prior exemptions, duty free quotas and product exclusions expired.

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