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• Steel and aluminium tariffs could be imposed on 1 June
• Trade commissioner: ‘We must prepare for different scenarios’

The EU is bracing itself for a trade war with the US, after Donald Trump’s administration signalled to Brussels that it would not prolong the exemption granted to European steel and aluminium importers from its punitive tariffs.

Cecilia Malmström, the European commissioner for trade, said that she expected the US commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, to make a recommendation to the White House in the coming days, but that the final decision would be taken by the president.

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from US news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2s46dz4