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

The EU wants to use the temporary truce in the tariff war to persuade the Trump administration to completely lift the tariffs. But after a new round of negotiations, the ball is still in the court. The problem is that the EU Commission does not know what the White House wants.

EU: U.S. must clarify what it wants in trade talks

European Union Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič this week left his meetings with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick unsure of what the U.S. is looking to achieve in trade negotiations, according to European Commission officials. “We need to have a clear idea of what their preferred outcomes are in these negotiations,” Commission spokesman Olaf Gill said on Tuesday. “Commissioner Šefčovič described yes…

In Washington, Sefcovic proposed zero tariffs on industrial products, including cars, more investments and more exports

Trump team leaves Europeans baffled about actual demands after key trade meeting: report

There is a 90-day pause on President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs, but the across-the-board 10% tariff on all international goods remains until something different is renegotiated by the White House team. The European Union trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, met Commerce Secretary Howard Lut...

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

Top negotiators met in Washington on Monday to discuss how to remove so-called reciprocal tariffs

Commissioner Sefcovic went to Washington to meet his American counterparts, in which he insisted on his offer of "zero tariffs." The next step: "Working at the expert level" Read