France: EU Has Tools To Retaliate Against US Tariffs
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News18•22-02-2026, 14:44
France: EU Has Tools To Retaliate Against US Tariffs
•France's Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier stated Brussels is ready to respond to new US tariffs.
•Paris is consulting with EU partners and the European Commission after President Trump's 10% global tariff decision.
•The EU has "appropriate instruments at its disposal" if retaliation becomes necessary.
•Potential responses include the "trade bazooka" (Anti-Coercion Instrument) impacting US tech companies.
•The ACI allows actions like export controls, tariffs on services, and excluding US companies from EU contracts, plus a suspended 90 billion euro retaliatory tariff package.
