With two days to go before the imposition of new US tariffs on Wednesday 2 April, Monday 31 March saw the European Commission still hard at work negotiating with Washington on the one hand, and finding the best response on the other. It is dealing with Member States and MEPs who are calling for a firm response, but also a range of European economic sectors who fear tariffs from both sides and are calling for appeasement.
Against this backdrop, on Monday 31 March the German Heinrich Böll...