Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleThe EU postpones its countermeasures against US tariffs for 90 days to allow for negotiations, as announced by Ursula von der Leyen.
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union will put on hold for 90 days its first countermeasures against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement on X.
"We took note of the announcement by President Trump. We want to give negotiations a chance. While finalising the adoption of the EU countermeasures that saw strong support from our member states, we will put them on hold for 90 days," she said.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer, editing by GV De Clercq)
The article discusses the EU's decision to delay its countermeasures against US tariffs for 90 days to allow for negotiations.
The EU is delaying countermeasures to give negotiations a chance, following President Trump's tariff announcement.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the decision.
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