European Union countries have expressed broad support for one round of 30% retaliatory tariffs if the United States does not reach a trade deal with the EU.

Germany and France are pushing the European Union to prepare retaliatory tariffs against the United States unless the White House agrees to drop a fresh round of trade penalties by August 1, according to the Financial Times.

As a potential countermeasure to the US's tariff war, in the event of failure of talks between the US and EU, the European Union countries have considered tariffs on US goods worth €93 billion ($109 billion),