EU will respond firmly to US tariffs but still open to ‘compromise,’ German chancellor says

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said the EU would respond firmly to tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump but stressed the bloc was also open to compromise.

"It is clear that we, as the European Union... will react clearly and decisively to the United States' tariff policy," Scholz said ahead of the opening of a trade fair in Hanover.

But the bloc was "always and at all times firmly prepared to work for compromise and cooperation", he said.

"I say to the US: Europe's goal remains cooperation.