The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has claimed the bloc is ready to negotiate with the US. Hours after Donald Trump unveiled the tariffs the US has unleashed on the world over the past week, Ms von der Leyen warned the EU was preparing countermeasures as a united bloc, warning: "If you take on one of us, you take on all of us"

However, nearly one week later, as global markets have been hardly hit and spooked by the hefty levies on exports to the US, Ms von der Leyen announced she had offered the US President a "zero-for-zero" tariffs deal. She said on Monday: "We stand ready to negotiate with the US. Indeed, we have offered zero-for-zero tariffs for industrial goods as we have successfully done with many other trading partners.

"Europe is always ready for a good deal. So we keep it on the table. But we are also prepared to respond through countermeasures and defend our interests."

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