German finance minister seeks tariff negotiations with US

German finance minister seeks tariff negotiations with US

German Finance Minister Jörg Kukies expects a "substantial adverse impact" from the new US tariffs, but he stressed that Berlin is seeking "partnership-kind negotiations" with Washington.

US tariffs strengthen rationale for India-European Union FTA: EU ambassador

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February threw their weight behind the ambitious goal of finalising the FTA

“We will not sit idly by”: European Trade Commissioner initiates negotiations with the United States against the background of tariff increasesEuropean Commissioner Maroš Šefčević announced the initiation of negotiations with the United States in response to new tariffs. The EU is ready for dialogue, but it will not sit with your hands folded if you do not reach a fair deal.

German Finance Minister Jörg Koukis expects a “significant negative impact” from the announced US tariffs, but hopes Washington and Berlin will be able to soften it through negotiations.

Time is high, time is good to develop EU-India FTA: German envoy

New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Underling that imposing tariffs on goods is "not to our liking", German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann here on Wednesday said "time is high, time is good" to develop the EU-India free trade agreement.On the sidelines of an event, he was asked about the "reciprocal tariffs" announced earlier by US President Donald Trump, which would come into effect on April 2.Trump had recently said that reciprocal tariffs on countries that …

EU pushes for MFN provision in India trade talks, eyes US-style concessions

The European Union is urging India to include a 'forward most-favoured-nation' clause in their free trade agreement, ensuring any concessions offered to the US will also be extended to the EU. The recent round of talks in Brussels saw little progress, with sticking points remaining on India's government procurement market and tariff negotiations for various sectors.