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        "msgid": "eu-to-respond-firmly-if-trump-imposes-additional-tariffs-on-spain-1772791384",
        "date": "2026-03-06 16:14:06",
        "title": "EU to respond firmly if Trump imposes additional tariffs on Spain",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "The European Union warned it would respond quickly and decisively if US President Donald Trump imposes extra tariffs on Spain or discriminatory trade measures. A European Commission spokesperson said such steps would be treated as a serious escalation and would trigger a coordinated EU response. The statement comes as Trump has threatened a total embargo on Spain over Madrid's refusal to let the US use its bases in operations against Iran, with recent US-Israel strikes on Iran and Iranian retaliation noted.",
        "content": "<p>Brussels \u2013 The European Union (EU) will give a \u2018firm and swift\u2019\nresponse if US President Donald Trump imposes additional tariffs or\ndiscriminatory trade measures against Spain, a spokesperson for the\nEuropean Commission said on Thursday (5 March). \u2018If President Trump\nunfairly targets Spain\u2019s imports into the US with added tariffs or other\nmeasures, that would be regarded as a very serious escalation, and you\nwould see a firm and swift response from the EU,\u2019 the spokesperson said.\nThe statement follows Trump\u2019s threat to impose a total trade embargo on\nSpain for refusing to allow the US military to use its bases in\noperations against Iran. The spokesperson stressed that although the US\nstatement to date remains a threat, any move to impose additional\ntariffs on Spanish goods would trigger a coordinated EU response. In his\nview, past experiences, including Trump\u2019s comments about countries\nhosting troops in Greenland, show that Europe\u2019s united response can be\neffective. \u2018We have powerful tools. We do not need to use them, but if\nwe must, we will. That is our standard approach when facing President\nTrump and this type of threat,\u2019 the spokesperson added. On Saturday, the\nUS and Israel launched a series of attacks on several targets in Iran,\nincluding in Tehran, causing casualties and damage to civilian\ninfrastructure. Iran then launched a series of ballistic missile attacks\nin response at Israel and US military facilities in the region.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/eu-to-respond-firmly-if-trump-imposes-additional-tariffs-on-spain-1772791384",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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