A clear warning to the Donald Trump How the US will need to make an additional commitment in order to reach a trade agreement with Europe, the EU sent a long Tuesday (15.04.25). duties that the US president has opened.
Trade negotiations between the EU and the US They continue at a technical levelsaid all -Jill from Brussels, as the EU has been suspended by July 14, its commercial countermeasures to Donald Trump’s duties in an attempt to give a chance to talk with Washington.
It is noted that in the context of attempts for a negotiation, yesterday the Commissioner of Commerce, Maros Sefkovic met in Washington with the US Minister of Commerce, Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jameson Gre.
The EU still hopes in a trade agreement with the US“Utilizing the 90 -day time for a mutual solution for unjustified duties,” the Commissioner wrote in “X” Shefkovicafter meeting with his American counterparts.
Commission spokesman, Allf Jill, said today that the EU expects to start ‘meaningful conversations’ and he stressed that ‘You will need an additional level of engagement on the US side for an agreement” She made it clear, however, that in her attempt to find an agreement with the US, The EU will not negotiate European food safety standards – These are neither negotiable with the US nor with anyone, Polif Jill stressed – nor the European regulations on the technology and digital market of the EU.
In terms of agri -food productsThe Commission spokesman said that in 2023 the EU imported 12 billion euros worth of agri -food products from the US and stressed that imports of US agri -food products in the EU increased by 77% since 2005.
In terms of carsAllf Jill reminded that the EU has made it clear that he wants to be found ‘The best possible solution’, through a agreement for ‘Zero duties’ On both sides of the Atlantic – something the Commission considers to create “huge opportunities for car manufacturers on both sides”.
“The EU remains constructive and ready for a fair agreement – including reciprocity through our tariff offering 0 to 0 for industrial products and labor for non -tariff barriers. Achieving this goal will require a significant joint effort on both sides, “Commissioner M. Sefkovic wrote in X, after meeting with his US counterparts in Washington.
In D.C., met with Secretary @howardlutnick and Ambassador @jamiesongrate for negotiations, seizing the 90-day window for a mutual solution to unjustified tariffs. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/P0eMgZSudQ
— (@MarosSefcovic) April 14, 2025
The EU and the US have three months (90 days) to reach an agreement, otherwise the so -called reciprocal duties will come into force, along with the first European countermeasures.
On Monday, April 14, the EU published both its commercial countermeasures and the suspension of these measures in two separate legal acts.