The EU’s strategy is to speak with one voice as the US president uses the threat of steep tariff hikes to try to persuade countries, like Switzerland , to sign bilateral trade deals that would be advantageous to America.

The EU on Thursday threatened to target US cars and planes among a raft of products worth 95 billion euros ($107 billion) if negotiations with President Donald Trump's team fail to avert a trade war.

European officials unveiled a $107 billion retaliatory tariff plan against the United States targeting cars, soybeans, meat and — most surprisingly — bourbon. It's the latest in a long-unwinding saga that has added,