> 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

> 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) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Commercial_Policy_(EU)