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US Trade Rep Accuses EU of Fabricating Legal Theory to Justify Tariffs

© AP Photo / Manuel Balce CenetaFILE - In this Tuesday, March 14, 2017, file photo, United States Trade Representative-nominee Robert Lighthizer, foreground, looks at documents during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington
FILE - In this Tuesday, March 14, 2017, file photo, United States Trade Representative-nominee Robert Lighthizer, foreground, looks at documents during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington - Sputnik International
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in statement accused the EU of machinating a legal theory to rationalize its new retaliatory tariffs against the United States.

"The European Union has concocted a groundless legal theory to justify immediate tariffs on US exports," Lighthizer said on Tuesday.

Earlier, Washington announced it would impose tariffs on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports on the European Union, Mexico, and Canada beginning from June 1.

READ MORE: Harley-Davidson Move Shows US Facing 'Consequences' of Tariffs – EU

Brussels expressed its opposition to the US tariffs. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called the US move pure protectionism, and said that the bloc would retaliate with its own duties, and complain to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the US trade policies.

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