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EU aluminium and steel exports to the US will be hit by a blanket 25-percent tariff set to be imposed by Donald Trump later on Monday (Photo: European Parliament)

EU leaders brace for US trade war ahead of 'unlawful' Trump tariffs

EU governments are bracing themselves for the first round of import tariffs from US president Donald Trump, with 25 percent levies on aluminium and steel expected to be announced later on Monday (10 February) by Washington. 

Trump is set to impose the tariffs on all countries, with neighbouring Canada (w...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

EU aluminium and steel exports to the US will be hit by a blanket 25-percent tariff set to be imposed by Donald Trump later on Monday (Photo: European Parliament)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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