Brussels vows ‘firm’ response to potential Trump tariffs as EU braces for trade war

 The European Union is warning U.S. President Donald Trump the bloc will retaliate if he imposes tariffs on EU goods. 

The European Commission, the EU’s executive body, said it “regrets” Trump’s decision to impose blanket tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday. The U.S. president has vowed to take similar measures against the EU.

“Our trade and investment relationship with the U.S. is the biggest in the world. There is a lot at stake,” a Commission spokesperson said on Sunday. “Tariffs create unnecessary economic disruption and drive inflation. They are hurtful to all sides.”