European Commission President von der Leyen said on April 7, local time, that the EU will establish an import monitoring working group and will strengthen the single market to deal with US tariffs. Von der Leyen also said that the EU has proposed zero tariffs on industrial products to the US. On the 7th local time, trade ministers of EU member states held a meeting in Luxembourg to discuss the impact of tariffs imposed by the US and exchange views on countermeasures. According to EU officials, the purpose of this meeting is to convey a message to the outside world that the EU wants to negotiate the additional tariff policy with the US, and once the negotiations break down, the EU will take countermeasures.

European Commission President von der Leyen said on April 7, local time, that the EU will set up an import monitoring working group and will strengthen the single market to deal with US tariffs. Von der Leyen also said that the EU has proposed zero tariffs on industrial products to the US. On the 7th local time, trade ministers of EU member states held a meeting in Luxembourg to discuss the impact of tariffs imposed by the US and exchange views on countermeasures. According to EU officials, the purpose of this meeting is to convey a message to the outside world that the EU wants to negotiate the additional tariff policy with the US, and once the negotiations break down, the EU will take countermeasures.