Germany says that EU retaliatory tariffs against US is ready for 1 July

Comments by Steffen Seibert, chief spokesman to German chancellor Merkel

• US tariffs on steel and aluminium are illegal under WTO rules
• EU is ready to take ation
• The countermeasures can take effect on 1 July
• Germany ready to resolve trade standoff through international forums

Continues to show that the trade dispute between the two won't be resolved any time soon. The US isn't going to go through any WTO settlements, so unless the EU decides to head to the negotiating table, expect this tit-for-tat to continue.