EU dismisses US demands on food standards and ties to China

EU dismisses US demands on food standards and ties to China

EU standards, particularly in relation to food health and safety, will never be part of the negotiation, ‘not with the US or anyone else', European Commission says

EU Rejects US Offer to Cut Tariffs if it Pulls Away From China – IT

The European Union has dismissed calls from the US to reduce trade ties with China and make major changes to its food safety standards to suit American farmers, according to a report by the Irish Times, which cited senior sources in Dublin and Brussels. It said the chances of a trade agreement between the US and EU “will be hard to reach” after the imposition of tariffs by the Trump Administration and revealing some of the goals it would like to…

The EU Commission makes food a red line in Trump negotiations

The EU Commission rejects that it will relax EU food standards as part of a negotiation on tariffs with the USA. “It is a red line,” says a spokesperson for the EU Commission on Tuesday. The statement comes after the President of the USA, Donald Trump, criticized the EU for buying too few food products from the USA. One of the obstacles for American goods is that the EU has higher quality standards for food than the USA. But the EU will under no…

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