EU seeks talks with US on French goods tariff threat, ready to act
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union would prefer talks with the United States to discuss Washington's threat of tariffs on French luxury goods, but is ready to take action if that fails, the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.The U.S. government said on Monday it may slap duties of up to 100% on $2.4 billion (£1.87 billion) in imports from France of Champagne, handbags, cheese and other products, after concluding that France's new digital services tax..