IANS | 24 Mar, 2018
European Union (EU) leaders said here on Friday they regretted the
decision by the US to impose import tariffs on steel and aluminium,
adding these measures could not be justified on the grounds of national
security.
The spring European Council, held on Thursday and
Friday, focused on economic affairs, in particular on trade, where EU
leaders noted that shipments of steel and aluminium from the bloc had
been temporarily exempted from tariffs, and called for that exemption to
be made permanent, Xinhua reported.
The EU leaders supported the
steps taken by the European Commission to respond to the US measures as
appropriate and in a proportionate manner.
They also reaffirmed
the EU's commitment to an open and rules-based multilateral trading
system with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core.
