Trump hints at retaliation at 'very unfair' EU trade policies

President Donald Trump is said to be unhappy with the US trade relationship with the EU. (AP)
Updated 28 January 2018
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Trump hints at retaliation at 'very unfair' EU trade policies

LONDON: US President Donald Trump has threatened to confront the EU over what he calls “very unfair” trade policy toward the US.
Trump has demanded tougher enforcement of trade rules and last week signed into law 30 percent tariffs on imported solar panels, among the first unilateral trade restrictions made by the administration as part of a broader protectionist agenda.
“I’ve had a lot of problems with European Union, and it may morph into something very big from that standpoint, from a trade standpoint,” Trump said in an interview with the British broadcaster ITV.
“We cannot get our product in. It’s very, very tough. And yet they send their product to us — no taxes, very little taxes. It’s very unfair.
“They’re not the only one, by the way. I could name many countries and places that do. But the European Union has been very, very unfair to the US. And I think it will turn out to be very much to their detriment.”