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by pbasista 434 days ago
> engaged in a trade war with ... half the EU

That is generally not possible. All EU countries share a common trade policy. Another country can either be in a trade war with the entire EU or with none of the EU.

According to the Wikipedia [0], The EU member states delegate authority to the European Commission to negotiate their external trade relations.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Commercial_Policy_(EU)