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Clarifying, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said separately that the zero-for-zero deal could cover cars and all other industrial goods, such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, rubber and plastic machinery.
Von der Leyen also did not rule out retaliation: “We are also prepared to respond through countermeasures and defend our interests,” she said.
The EU’s 27 trade ministers met in Luxembourg earlier on Monday to discuss the U.S. measures and the Commission’s response.
Still expected this week is the EU’s retaliation against Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum that have been in place since last month. Šefčovič, speaking to reporters after the meeting in Luxembourg, said the Commission had prepared “a robust list.”(Additional reporting by Camille Gijs and Jakob Weizman in Luxembourg and by Giovanna Coi in Brussels. This story has been updated.)
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