PARIS (Reuters) โ A trade war is in no-oneโs interest but the European Union will respond after U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration would soon announce a 25% tariff on imports from the EU, said French government spokeswoman Sophie Primas.
โIf we must respond, we will respond,โ Primas told BFM TV on Thursday.
She added โthe European Union has not been created to bother the United States,โ responding to Trumpโs comments on Wednesday the EU was formed โin order to screw the United Statesโ.
The European Commission said on Wednesday it will react โfirmly and immediately against unjustified barriers to free and fair tradeโ after Trump said his administration would soon announce a 25% tariff on imports from the EU.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)
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