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Macron says EU plans 'reciprocal' tariffs on US steel, aluminium

'We must protect ourselves, defend ourselves,' Macron said in Porto during a state visit to Portugal.

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The EU will impose "reciprocal" tariffs on US steel and aluminium if President Donald Trump moves ahead with threatened 25 percent duties on European imports, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday, reports The Economic Times.

If the tariffs are confirmed, "Europeans will respond and therefore there will be reciprocal tariffs. Because we must protect ourselves, defend ourselves," Macron said in Porto during a state visit to Portugal.
"We must not be weak in the face of these measures," he said alongside Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro.

Read more of this report from The Economic Times.