Macron "strikes back": response to U.S. tariffs will be larger in scale than ever before

TechFlow news, April 3 — According to Jinshi Data, French President Macron met with French business leaders affected by Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs and delivered a speech. He stated that France's response to U.S. tariffs would be "larger in scale" than its previous retaliation against U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs. Europe must respond sector by sector and called on companies to pause investments in the United States. If Europeans stand united, they will successfully dismantle America's tariff policies. We are prepared for all measures against U.S. tariffs, including the potential use of the EU's anti-coercion instrument; all tools are under consideration. Additionally, Macron said that while the U.S. assessment is correct, tariffs are not the right answer, and Western economies need to boost productivity. The tariffs announced by Trump are "brutal and unjustified" and represent a shock to international trade.