When U.S. President Donald Trump announced higher tariffs on the import of some European goods, Brussels first reacted self-assuredly and threatened retaliation. This did not impress Washington.
When European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom visited the White House on July 25, however, it showed the European Union realized it had more to lose in a tit-for-tat trade row than the United States.
