EU commerce chief Maroš Šefčovič has been involved with the U.S. administration following a name on Sunday between U.S. President Donald Trump and European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen.
Stressing the sensitivity of these talks, Šefčovič debriefed with EU ambassadors and stated the Fee was not anticipating to obtain a kind of letters, two diplomats stated.
The contours of a commerce settlement are nonetheless very a lot a shifting goal, the diplomats careworn, with any deal topic to Trump’s blessing to maneuver ahead.
Washington gave no indications it could exempt politically delicate industries corresponding to automobiles, metal and aluminum or prescribed drugs, as requested by the EU. France, Italy and Eire would doubtless be happy with exemptions on spirits and plane, nevertheless.
Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Monday that an government order would make the extension of the pause official.
Earlier than that announcement got here by means of, the bloc was nonetheless working on the outdated goal of July 8 and was aiming to strike an settlement with Washington — with the EU government adamant it could work towards a deal by Wednesday.
