TOULOUSE, France, April 4 (Reuters) -

France's industry minister called for a proportionate but

firm response to US tariffs and said Europe remained open to

negotiate a solution.

Speaking to reporters during a visit to airplane maker

Airbus' Toulouse factory on Friday, Industry Minister Marc

Ferracci also said that tariffs introduced by US President

Donald Trump are without precedent since the 1930s and could

destabilise the global economy and cost jobs.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury, when asked about how his company

would respond to the US tariffs, said Airbus was still analysing

how to react to the situation.

Asked whether the EU would respond to any tariffs on

Airbus jets by imposing retaliatory tariffs on US rival

Boeing ( BA ), Ferracci told Reuters that the details of any

possible countermeasures would be discussed next week.

(Reporting by Tim Hepher; Editing by GV De Clercq)