According to Golden Finance, European Commission President von der Leyen said that the EU has prepared a strong countermeasure plan and will be implemented if necessary. The EU will carefully evaluate the relevant U.S. announcements and respond moderately. Von der Leyen stressed that all responses have been put on the negotiation table, but also warned that tariffs would increase inflation, which is the result that the EU hopes to avoid. The EU needs to remove the remaining barriers in a single market and express its openness to trade negotiations. (Jin Shi)