The European Commission is preparing member states for the possibility of resorting to anti-coercion measures in the tariff dispute between the EU and the US, two diplomatic sources told Euronews.
Commission representatives briefed member states on Wednesday about the progress of the negotiations with the US, presenting them with a fact sheet outlining the various steps of the decision-making process required to trigger this trade defence instrument, considered the nuclear option. The measures would enable the EU to restrict access to public procurement, licenses, or intellectual property rights for services from a third country.
