Trump team has not said what it wants in trade talks, says EU

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The United States has not wanted to eliminate trade tariffs, the European Commission has made little progress since the two-hour meeting between the commercial talks of the two sides.

Monday Commissioner Morosh Shief Krovich met with secretary of the Secretary of State to discuss how to remove the so-called mutual tariffs imposed by the United States, as well as steel, aluminum and car charges, but the USA could not define its demands.

“We need to listen more from Americans. We need to have a clearer idea of ​​what their favorite results are in these negotiations, “he said. Morning Tuesday spokesman Olof Gill.

Gill said that Shefikovich repeated the proposal to reciprocate the tariffs of all industrial goods.

“The EU is doing its part. Now it is necessary for the United States to border its position. As every negotiations, this should be a two-way street, “he said.

The White House and Trade Department did not immediately respond to the comment request.

The United States has listed a long series of complaints when it imposed it then stopped, mutual Tariffs: On most of this month. But the calculations were based on the excess of trade between them and the United States. The EU was given 20%, based on a surplus of $ 235 billion, which had 2024.

Donald Trump said that the EU should buy a more liquefied natural gas that Brussels has agreed in principle.

The US President also attacked the EU, not to notice enough cars and “non-tariff obstacles”, which exclude us with chicken chlorine-based hormones. He was conducting VAT and its digital settlement.

During the use of tariffs, Trump threw them in 90 days, and applied 10% of the collection for almost all countries, while encouraging the incentives are encouraged to permanently reduce duties.

But on Monday, he also instructed officials to prepare fresh resources against semiconductor and pharmaceutical products. Šefčovič repeated the importance of the elastic transatlantic supply chains in those areas, Gill said.

Gill said that the meeting is a “centralized scoping” session, zero tariff plan, and global overcrowding in steel and aluminum industries are also covered.

But he added that food safety standards were “sacred”.

“The Commissioner reaffirmed that the EU and the United States share many challenges and can apply to them together to use both sides.

“The EU will continue to approach these talks in a constructive way, with the aim of identifying the areas of common interest. It is clear that significant joint efforts will be needed to achieve a successful 90-day window. “

The EU has suspended its response tariffs in response to steel and aluminum charges until July 14. It continued to work on further measures of other tariffs, Gill said, if it were not a contract.