European trade ministers will gather in Brussels on Monday to try to formulate a response to Donald Trump's imposition of a 30% tariff on the EU, which threatens to spark a trade war. Negotiations on tariffs were upended on Saturday when US president Donald Trump warned that if a deal is not struck by the August 1 deadline,

EU ministers on Monday will debate the bloc's approach to trade talks with the United States, as Brussels scrambles to head off 30-percent tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump.

Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto emphasized that “shifting global geopolitics”, a likely reference to Washington’s protectionist tariff hikes, has made Europe a more attractive alternative for Indonesian exports.