'Battle mood' EU threatens bourbon whiskey in US steel trade row
by Patrick Wintour in Hamburg from on (#2VX2F)
Jean-Claude Juncker says EU would react with countermeasures within days to any action by Donald Trump
The European Union is prepared to impose countermeasures within days if Donald Trump takes action to protect the US steel industry, the European commission president has said.
In one of the most serious warnings of a tit-for-tat response if the US resorts to protectionist measures, Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU was "in elevated battle mood". Targets could include American whiskey exports.
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