The EU reiterates its warning against tariff retaliation, and EU and US trade officials may meet on Wednesday

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, an EU spokesperson stated that the EU has sent a technical team to Washington to conduct trade negotiations with the Trump administration. Previously, the EU warned that Trump's plan to raise steel tariffs to 50% could jeopardize negotiations between both sides and trigger retaliatory tariffs on American goods.

The EU spokesperson reiterated that if negotiations do not yield a balanced outcome, the EU will take countermeasures. EU Trade Commissioner Sefcovic is expected to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer in Paris on Wednesday.