On Thursday 22 March, US Trade Representative Robert Lightzier announced that the EU and several countries would, for the moment, be exempt from the taxes on imports of steel and aluminium into the USA. The taxes were enacted by US President Donald Trump on 8 March and were due to enter into force on 23 March.
During a hearing before the US Congress on Thursday morning, Lightzier said that like the two countries of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) – Canada and...