Macron ‘powerful’: response to US tariffs will be larger than ever before

On 3 April, French President Emmanuel Macron met with French business leaders affected by Trump's ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs and delivered a speech, according to Golden Ten Data. He said France's response to the US tariffs would be ‘on a much larger scale’ than its previous retaliation against US steel and aluminium tariffs. Europe must respond to the tariffs sector by sector, calling on companies to suspend investment in the US. If Europeans are united in their response, they will be able to successfully dismantle the US tariff policy. In response to the U.S. tariffs, we have made all preparations, do not rule out the use of EU anti-coercive tools against the United States, all tools to respond to U.S. tariffs are under consideration. In addition, Macron said that the United States is correct in its judgement, but tariffs are not the right answer and Western economies need to improve productivity. The tariffs announced by Trump are ‘cruel and unfounded’ and represent an attack on international trade.