The European Union has launched an anti-sanction initiative against the USA and Canada. It is currently undertaking procedures with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to rule the $126 million tariffs illegal.

Since 1999 transatlantic trade relations have been marred by the USA and Canada imposing duties on European goods such as textiles in a backlash over the EU banning imports of hormone-treated beef. While the EU has been trying to prove that the beef is harmful, the USA and Canada have refused to accept this and have upheld their sanctions. The ongoing dispute has resulted in the USA and Canada banning European products including meat.

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