EU Faces Economic Uncertainty Amid Trump's Trade Tactics
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The EU faces a trade challenge with the re-elected Trump administration as it considers whether to impose billions in tariffs on US imports by March 2025, following a truce reached under President Biden. The US had replaced Trump's 2018 steel and aluminum tariffs with a quota system, while the EU suspended its retaliatory duties. However, tensions remain over the proposed "green steel club" and the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism, which could affect US steel exports. The EU is set to reimpose tariffs on US goods if no agreement is reached.
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