Note that those tariffs are related to earlier US tariffs from March, not the recent universal tariffs.<p>The European MO in that respect is very consistent : take time to deliberate, reach consensus and apply pressure in kind. It's at odds with the news cycle but I prefer that over instant gratification.
As a European I have a rough understanding about the legal grounds of how tariff rules are being set in the EU.<p>But on the US side - can a US citizen maybe explain the legal basis of the current tectonic shift in trade policy enacted through the tariffs? So far I assumed that the federal executive branch could only use tariffs to address security concerns or unfair practices. The actual policy change (especially the 10% base rate) is definitely more than that.
> France, Ireland and Italy secured the removal of Bourbon whiskey from the list of targeted products, after Trump threatened that its inclusion would trigger counter-imposition of a 200% tariff on European alcohol.<p>Wild times.