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Politico (11 February 2025)

By Koen Verhelst

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Tuesday to take “firm and proportionate” measures after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum overnight.

“Tariffs are taxes — bad for business, worse for consumers,” von der Leyen said in a statement.

The “unjustified” 25 percent tariffs on steel, aluminum and reciprocal tariffs on other products “will not go unanswered,” von der Leyen said.

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