EU Commission: EU ready to react to any restrictive US trade measures

In response to the US President Donald Trump's inclination towards a more protectionist stance, the EU Commission was out with some comments this Monday, noting that trade policy is not a zero-sum game and that the EU is ready to react swiftly and appropriately to any restrictive US trade measures. 

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