MFN Tariffs: Why the EU Is Undermining Its Own Trade Tradition – Stainless Espresso

22 January 2026 – EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič wants to finally wield a tariff hammer of his own and is now proposing to effectively dilute the World Trade Organization’s Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) principle. Also: after tensions over Greenland have eased and the threat of new tariffs has been withdrawn, markets have calmed significantly today. Source