EU to Suspend €93 Billion Retaliatory Trade Package Against US for Six Months
The European Commission said on Friday it would propose suspending for another six months an EU package of retaliatory trade measures against the U.S. worth 93 billion euros ($109.19 billion) that would otherwise kick in on February 7.
The package, prepared in the first half of last year when the European Union was negotiating a trade deal with the United States, was put on hold for six months when Brussels and Washington agreed on a joint statement on trade in August 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump's threat last week to impose new tariffs on eight European countries over Washington's push to acquire Greenland had made the retaliatory package a handy tool for the EU to use had Trump followed through on his threat...
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