EU retaliates against Trump's trade moves and hits beef, whiskey, motorcycles with tariffs
LORNE COOK and DAVID McHUGH
Associated Press
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Steel on coil cars ahead of transport at the main factory of struggling steel producer thyssenkrupp in Duisburg, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Martin Meissner, Associated Press
Shelves display bottles of Kentucky bourbon for sale at a fine wine and spirits store, Jan. 22, 2022, in Harmony, Pa.
Keith Srakocic, Associated Press
An employee pours a glass of The Bard's product in what will be a new production area at The Bard Distillery in Graham, Ky., Sunday, March 9.
Jon Cherry, Associated Press
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen addresses European Parliament members on new plans to ramp up defense spending agreed at last week's summit, Tuesday, March 11, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France.
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration's increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen addresses European Parliament members on new plans to ramp up defense spending agreed at last week's summit, Tuesday, March 11, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France.
