"My office will continue to use all legal methods available to hold accountable foreign nationals engaging in criminal activity on our soil."
with the White House last weekend after Trump threatened to increase the tariff on the bloc to 50% under IEEPA.The EU - and others, such as Japan and Australia - might now judge it would be more prudent to wait to see what happens to the White House's appeal against the trade court ruling before making any trade concessions to the US to secure a deal.
The response of stock markets around the world to the trade court ruling on Wednesday suggested it would be positive.But it also means greater uncertainty.say Trump could attempt to reimpose the tariffs under different legal justifications.
For instance, Trump could attempt to re-implement the tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which empowers the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to address foreign practices that violate trade agreements or are deemed "discriminatory".And Trump has also threatened other sectoral tariffs, including on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. Those could still go into effect if they are not justified by IEEPA.
Last month the World Trade Organization (WTO) said that the outlook for global trade had "
" due to Trump's tariffs.Elsewhere across France, Dax mayor Julien Dubois, reacting to the fatal stabbing, said his "thoughts are with the young victim, his family and friends".
"We are floored by all the drama tonight," he wrote on social media. "It is advisable to quickly shed light on these facts in order to severely punish the perpetrator."While clashes broke out near the city's Champs-Élysées avenue and PSG's Parc des Princes stadium, the majority of fans celebrated PSG's 5-0 win over Inter Milan peacefully, with many singing and dancing in the streets or blaring their car horns.
The Eiffel Tower was illuminated with PSG's blue and red colours.French President Emmanuel Macron, a keen supporter of rivals Olympique de Marseille, posted on X: "A glorious day for PSG! Bravo, we are all proud. Paris, the capital of Europe this evening."