The announcement of reciprocal tariffs by US President Donald Trump, on Wednesday 2 April (see EUROPE B13613A2) provoked a cascade of reactions throughout the European Union. The EU sees these new tariffs as unjustified and damaging to the economy on both sides of the Atlantic. For the European Commission, which is responsible for the Union’s trade policy, it is a question of keeping a cool head. The European Commissioner for Trade, Maroš Šefčovič, will hold talks with his US...