Headlines via Reuters, citing German government spokesman Steffen Seibert

  • US tariffs have nothing to do with security
  • Need to talk about how to deal with overcapacity in the steel sector with the US
  • Supports the EU in wanting to react clearly to Trump's tariffs

Meanwhile, we're also getting some comments by a WTO spokesman saying that they "cannot comment on US tariffs announcement as it is still unclear of the legal basis for such measures".

Well, I don't think they're gonna get any help from the WTO at the moment. And in any case, WTO complaints take an awfully long time to settle so it's probably something not worth considering anyway.