TOULOUSE, France (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, Ferracci told Reuters that the details of any possible countermeasures would be discussed next week.

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