Spanish minister optimistic on ‘fair’ US-EU trade deal after meeting Bessent

Spanish minister optimistic on ‘fair’ US-EU trade deal after meeting Bessent

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said on Tuesday he was convinced the United States and European Union would negotiate a fair trade deal after meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington. Cuerpo said his counterpart sent a “clear message” that confirmed the “open door to negotiation that was already opened last week with the 90-day moratorium”. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The U.S. is the EU’s largest trading …

The Minister of Economy, Commerce and Enterprise, Carlos Córdoba, is confident that the European Union and the United States will reach an agreement on tariffs before the end of the 90-day extension that the Administration has given itself to impose the so-called "reciprocal fees" by region or country. A tariff that in the case of the Twenty-Seven would be 20% and that would be added to those already fixed for steel, aluminum or automobiles. Bod…

The Spanish Minister of Economy, Carlos Córdoba, met this Tuesday in Washington with his US counterpart, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, at the highest level bilateral meeting held between the two countries since Donald Trump’s return to the White House. The meeting was preceded by Bessent’s own criticism of the government’s rapprochement with China, which said that a greater alignment with the Asian superpower would be like “cutting its own t…

Spain’s Cuerpo Says Bessent Signaled He Wants EU Deal on Tariffs

Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated that he wants a US-European Union deal on tariffs.

Our Minister of Economy has met with his counterpart in Washington after the rapprochement of the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, with China, last week Trump's trade war catches the EU with billions committed to industry and defense The Minister of Economy, Commerce and Enterprise, Carlos Corps, met Tuesday with the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Scott Bessent, in Washington, after his criticism of the visit of the P…

MADRID, 15 (EUROPA PRESS) The Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise, Carlos Córdoba, has pointed out that the United States wants to reach a negotiated agreement with the European Union, according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, at the meeting they held in Washington this Tuesday. "A clear message that he has transferred [...] La entrada Body says that the US Treasury Secretary wants to reach a negotiated agreement with the European …