EU Vows Trade Retaliation With Tusk Slamming ‘Stupid Tariff War’

Antonio Costa, left, greets Donald Tusk at the Palais d’Egmont in Brussels on Feb. 3.Photographer: Nicolas Tucat/AFP/Getty Images

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By Andrea Palasciano and Katharina Rosskopf

February 3, 2025 at 5:44 AM EST

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Europe has the capacity to react to new US tariffs if President Donald Trump follows through on his recent threats, joining a chorus of European leaders pledging to retaliate if necessary.