'Washington is desperately searching for new legal grounds to sustain its tariff policy'
Newly announced 10% US tariffs on the EU over alleged failures to tackle trade in products made with forced labour are “unjustified”, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
The office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) said on Tuesday that, following the findings of an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act, 60 trading partners – including the EU – could face new tariffs.
“The failure of our most important trading partners to address the importation of goods made with forced labor is unacceptable.” said USTR Jamieson Greer.
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