Why? Because it's reacting to the current US trade policies. The EU is realizing that one of their major trade partner, who they trusted with critically import

Why? Because it's reacting to the current US trade policies. The EU is realizing that one of their major trade partner, who they trusted with critically important goods and services, might pull the rug under their feet. Not to mention that the EU in itself is already a huge achievement in terms of free trade agreements between EU countries.