PoliticsFrance, Germany seek new EU rapid-response tool against trade threats

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday they would develop a new legal mechanism allowing the EU to respond quickly to trade wars and measures such as dumping. They did not identify a specific target, but the announcement came just days before EU chief Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to China to address trade frictions.

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