U.S. Steel And Aluminum Tariffs Are 'Illegal,' EU Trade Commissioner Says

After U.S. tariffs on imports of European steel and aluminum took effect Friday morning, the EU's top trade commissioner called them "illegal" and a classic case of protectionism.
The EU plans to make its case to the World Trade Organization.
"We will now trigger a dispute settlement case at the WTO, since the U.S. measures on steel and aluminum clearly go against agreed international rules," Cecilia Malmström, Europe's top trade commissioner, said at a news conference on Friday, shortly after the U.S. tariffs — 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum — took effect.

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on steel and aluminium clearly go against agreed international rules" @MalmstromEU #EUTrade https://t.co/P7xb6seTxj
— European Commission 🇪🇺 (@EU_Commission) June 1, 2018

The EU will now look at "rebalancing measures," she said, using a term that can variously be interpreted as neutralizing or retaliating against the U.S. move with European tariffs.
"We are not seeking to escalate any situation," Malmström said, "but not responding would be the same as accepting these tariffs, which we consider are illegal."

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https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/06/01/616074574/u-s-steel-and-aluminum-tariffs-are-illegal-eu-trade-commissioner-says

U.S. Steel And Aluminum Tariffs Are 'Illegal,' EU Trade Commissioner Says

U.S. Steel And Aluminum Tariffs Are 'Illegal,' EU Trade Commissioner Says

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