'Ready to defend our interests': EU trade commissioner on Trump threat of 50% tariffs on imports from bloc

Donald Trump plans to impose 50 per cent tariffs on all imports from the European Union from June 1st. Photograph: Eric Lee/The New York Times Tariffs of 50 per cent will be imposed on all imports to the United States from the EU from the start of next month, Donald Trump said on Friday. The threat comes amid impatience in Washington at the pace of negotiations for a trading template agreeable to his administration. In a post on Truth Social, the US president attacked the EU for what he alleged were unfair trade practices and he said negotiations over a…