On Friday 9 March, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström insisted the EU wants to know clearly whether it is exempted from the customs duties enacted on Thursday 8 March by US President Donald Trump on imports of aluminium and steel into the USA. She gave assurances that "dialogue remains the first option" rather than initiating a package of European counter-measures.
"We hope to have the confirmation that the EU is excluded" from the US taxes, Malmström told the US think...