The EU agrees to prioritize negotiations with the United States to get Trump to lift tariffs

BlockBeats News: On Monday, April 7th, EU ministers generally agreed that the EU should prioritize negotiating to get Trump to lift tariffs rather than retaliating, although the EU is preparing its first set of targeted countermeasures. The ministers responsible for trade held a meeting in Luxembourg to discuss the EU's response, with many stating that the EU's top priority is to initiate negotiations with the United States to avoid a complete trade war. "We need to remain calm and respond in a way that eases the situation. The current stock market shows what will happen if we escalate immediately. But if necessary, we will be prepared to take counter-measures and let Americans sit at the negotiating table," said Reinette Klever, the Dutch trade minister. However, negotiations with Washington have been difficult so far. (Golden Ten)