The Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) has been dubbed the European Union's 'big bazooka' - a nuclear option that could be ...

European officials are weighing deploying a tool called the anti-coercion instrument that would potentially target American ...

As the European Commission plans levies of up to 25 percent on many exports from the U.S., it holds an olive branch in one ...

While the EU aims to strike a deal with the U.S., the bloc has a secret weapon up its sleeve called the Anti-Coercion ...

France, Germany, Spain and Belgium are reportedly pushing for the use of the EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument, which some ...

Bazooka can refer to a weapon – a rocket launcher balanced on your shoulder – or a musical instrument that’s shaped like a funnel. You’d wish it stayed that way ...

A preliminary remark. The “bazooka” in question is the “Anti-Coercion Instrument” (ACI) that the EU launched in 2023. The use of this military term is no coincidence, given Trump’s curre ...

That tool, typically labelled the “bazooka” in the EUs trade arsenal, was established primarily as a deterrent option to ...

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc does not "necessarily want to retaliate" but has a "strong ...

Italy will effectively have casting vote on whether to support use of anti-coercion instrument to hit US services exports ...

At a meeting of ambassadors on Thursday, France, Germany, Spain and Belgium said the EU should be prepared to use its “trade bazooka”, the anti-coercion instrument, for the first time ever to ...