21 February 2025
What is the EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument and when will it be used?
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In the wake of restrictive trade measures announced by the US President Donald Trump, an important question on everyone’s mind is how the European Union (EU) will respond to those measures.
In the wake of restrictive trade measures announced by the US President Donald Trump, an important question on everyone’s mind is how the European Union (EU) will respond to those measures. Many have argued for the recourse to the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI), a relatively new and very powerful tool in the EU’s arsenal. The ACI entered into force on 27 December 2023 and has never been used so far. Is that about to change?
This client alert explains what the ACI is, how it operates and whether it can be deployed vis-à-vis the US.
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