EU delays transatlantic steel sanctions

The EU has delayed by two weeks a threat to impose £200 million worth of sanctions on American imports in a dispute over steel tariffs.

The EU has delayed by two weeks a threat to impose £200m (€311.5m) worth of sanctions on American imports in a dispute over steel tariffs.

The EU had planned to impose tariffs on politically sensitive products - from Florida orange juice to North Carolina textiles - on June 18.