EU trade chief hopeful about averting US tariffs

EU trade chief says bloc will respond swiftly to US tariffs
The European Union will respond "firmly and swiftly" to protect its interests if Washington imposes tariffs on the bloc's goods, its trade chief said Wednesday, rejecting President Donald Trump's claim that US-EU trade ties are unfair.
EU Trade Chief Ready to Discuss Trade Deals, Lower Tariffs With Trump
Sefcovic is slated to meet with newly confirmed U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, top White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett and U.S. Trade Representative nominee Jamieson Greer later on Wednesday.
EU Open to Cutting Tariffs to Avert US Trade War
The European Union is ready to discuss cutting tariffs on autos and other goods as it seeks to head off a trade war with the U.S., the bloc’s top trade official said Feb. 19 in Washington.
EU trade chief says tariff reciprocity 'must work for both' bloc and US
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said Thursday that reciprocity in tariffs should apply to both the bloc and Washington, after talks with his counterparts in US President Donald Trump's administration. During Sefcovic's three-day Washington visit for talks with US officials and business leaders,
Trump's trade policy sparks EU backlash, commission labels tariffs unjustified
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said unjustified tariffs would prompt "proportionate and decisive countermeasures", echoing her vow on Tuesday of a "firm and proportionate" response to Trump's decision to impose tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports.
EU official meets with Trump counterparts to resolve tariff threats
Hoping to head off a potential trade conflict, a top European Union official stressed the importance of active engagement and fairness in trade during a four-hour meeting with Trump administration
Trump taking executive action to fortify tariff agenda and counter China
President Donald Trump took two separate executive actions Friday that seek to boost foreign investments in American manufacturing and shield American companies from overseas taxes. The Washington Examiner reviewed draft fact sheets the White House plans to circulate after the president signs the actions,
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EU trade chief hopeful about averting US tariffs after ‘intense’ talks with Trump’s team
Steel a focal point of meeting between bloc's point person on trade and new US commerce secretary plus other senior administration officials The European Union's trade chief held "intense" talks with his counterparts in US President Donald Trump's administration,
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Two and a Half Cheers for Trump’s New Trade Approach
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Trade isn’t all about Trump
That said, there are discrete trade blocs developing, but on a geopolitical rather than a geographical basis. Last May, an IMF study found that there were three major politically-aligned trade ...
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Commentary: Shifts in trade have little to do with Trump’s tariff threats
That said, there are discrete trade blocs developing, but on a geopolitical rather than a geographical basis. Last May, an IMF study found that there were three major politically-aligned trade ...
Anwar’s Asean summit risks Trump’s ire as Malaysia courts China, Gulf bloc
While Anwar Ibrahim insists on neutrality, analysts warn the move to diversify trade ties could anger Trump and strain ...