Macron wants to use the EU's 'commercial bazooka' to respond to Trump's tariff threat
French President Emmanuel Macron aims to deploy the EU's so-called 'commercial bazooka' — a package of trade measures/instruments — to counter the threat of tariffs from US President Donald Trump.
Anti-coercion instrument: how does the EU's 'commercial weapon' that Macron wants to use against Trump work?
In 2023 Brussels approved a new instrument to respond to trade pressures from third countries, at a time of growing tension with the United States.
