ECB President Christine Lagarde urged Europe to prepare for potential US trade policy shifts, warning of selective tariffs under Trump. Speaking in Davos, she stressed the need for economic reforms, defended the ECB's cautious rate cuts,

Any EU offer to buy more US goods should be backed up by a credible threat to retaliate robustly if Trump goes ahead with tariffs. If there is a full-blown trade war, the EU will have retaliatory tariffs ready: a “negative list” of US products drafted to mirror Trump’s proposed tariffs could serve as a deterrent.