“The European Commission is preparing the countermeasures, in close consultation with our member states,” EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis said in a statement, adding that he was still negotiating a way out with Washington over European subsidies to rival planemaker Airbus (PA:AIR).
“In the absence of a negotiated outcome, the EU will be ready to take action in line with the WTO ruling,” he said.
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