The Guardian: EU retaliates against Trump tariffs with €26bn ‘countermeasures’

The EU, in response to the US 25% tariffs on EU metals imports, imposes a number of tariffs on US products. The Guardian writes that the EU Commission said it would be targeting industrial products in response, including steel and aluminium, as well as household tools, plastics and wooden goods.

In addition, the EU measures will affect some US agricultural products, including poultry, beef, some seafood, nuts, eggs, dairy, sugar and vegetables, provided they are approved by EU countries.

The retaliatory measures will result in Brussels reimposing tariffs on US goods including bourbon whiskey, jeans and Harley-Davidson motorbikes, which it introduced during the first Trump term.”
The UK reserves to impose tariffs as well, in retaliation to possible US tariffs.
As always, the Guardian, as most European newspapers, does not explain to its readers the rational behind Trump’s policies.