EU's trade negotiator Sefcovic: The last mile is always the most difficult

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A further round of negotiations has ended in the US-EU customs dispute.

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Brussels and Washington are in “the last mile” of the negotiations to reach a trade agreement that avoids a tariff escalation, but to do so it is necessary “concluded and authentic efforts” by both sides, said this Friday the European Trade spokesman, Olof Gill. “The last mile is always the most difficult and, in our [...]

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"The last mile is always the most demanding and only concerted and authentic efforts on both sides will be able to take us to the finish line" said EU Commission spokesperson Olof Gill, reaffirming his willingness to reach an agreement on tariffs "beneficial for both sides of the Atlantic." "Commissioner Sefcovic had intense talks with" US negotiators Howard Lutnick and Jamieson Greer "and also met the director of the US National Economic Counci…