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Add as preferred source on GoogleItalian PM Meloni urges the EU to avoid retaliatory tariffs against the US, advocating for pragmatic solutions to prevent a trade war and address high energy costs.
ROME (Reuters) - The European Union needs to be pragmatic and seek common ground on tariffs with the United States to avert a trade war, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told parliament on Tuesday.
"I am not sure it is good to respond to U.S. tariffs with EU tariffs," she said ahead of an EU summit in Brussels later this week.
Meloni also said the European Union needed to introduce structural measures swiftly to curb high energy costs.
(Reporting by Giuseppe Fonte and Angelo Amante; Editing by Crispian Balmer)
The article discusses Italian PM Giorgia Meloni's stance on EU's response to US tariffs, advocating for pragmatic solutions to avoid a trade war.
Meloni suggests that the EU should not respond to US tariffs with retaliatory measures and instead seek common ground.
Meloni also highlights the need for the EU to implement structural measures to curb high energy costs.
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