EU plans Trump-style import curbs on food: FT report
European flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium 20 September 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
The European Union plans to block imports of certain foodstuffs made to different standards in an effort to protect its farmers, echoing US President Donald Trump's reciprocal trade policy, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
The European Commission will agree next week to explore tougher import limits, the newspaper said, citing three officials it did not name.
Early targets could include US crops such as soybeans grown using pesticides that EU farmers are not allowed to use, the report said.
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