Trump’s tariffs and the EU
How should the EU respond to the US tariffs?
- Publishing date
- 03 April 2025
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How should Europe respond to the new US administration’s aggressive rhetoric on trade? Bruegel’s Uri Dadush, Niclas Poitiers and Ignacio Garcia Bercero join a conversation with Rebecca Christie for a special live edition of The Sound of Economics podcast.
- Keyword
- trade policy transatlantic relations
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
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