European Commission president says EU has “strong plan” against new US tariffs

The tone from Brussels was defiant on Tuesday: in a speech addressing the European Parliament, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen vowed that the EU did not “want to retaliate, but if it is necessary, we have a strong plan to retaliate and we will use it.”

US president Donald Trump announced a sweeping new tariff plan on imported goods from around the world on Monday, referring to Wednesday, the day for which the tariffs’…