BBC News - Trump steel tariffs: European Union gears up for trade war
European Union officials have said they will respond "firmly" if US President Donald Trump presses ahead with his plan for steep global duties on metals.
EU trade chiefs are considering slapping 25% tariffs on around $3.5bn (£2.5bn) of imports from the US, Reuters news agency reports.
World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevedo said: "A trade war is in no one's interests."
The rhetoric ramped up as Mr Trump tweeted that "trade wars are good".
International condemnation has greeted the US president's Thursday announcement that he plans to impose a 25% tariff on steel imports and 10% on aluminium next week.
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