
France's President Macron is urging the European Union to activate its Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI), a trade-defense tool adopted in 2023, in response to US tariffs targeting several European countries. The ACI allows the EU to impose countermeasures such as tariffs, trade restrictions, or investment limits against economic coercion by non-EU countries. The US tariffs, linked to a Greenland sale dispute, have drawn criticism from EU leaders who view them as damaging to alliances and existing trade agreements.
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