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By Jack Ewing The New York Times Thu., Aug. 30, 2018 The European Union’s top trade official said Thursday that the bloc would be willing to remove all tariffs on cars and other industrial products as part of a limited trade deal with the United States, an apparent shift that may please the Trump administration but could also violate global trade rules. Cecilia Malmstrom, the European commissioner for trade, told members of the European Parliament that the bloc was willing to reduce “car tariffs to zero, all tariffs to zero, if the U.S. does the same.” “It has to be reciprocal,” she said. “We would do it if they do it. That remains to be seen.” Read more: Canada to join Mexico, Japan, South Korea, EU in Geneva to talk auto tariffs Article Continued Below Trump and European Union come to vague agreement to reduce trade tensions Trump tells EU leaders he wants a ‘fair trade deal’ The European Union … [Read more...] about EU says it is ready to abolish car tariffs, shifting position
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Trump believes EU trade deal needs to go beyond zero tariffs on autos: Official
By Megan Henney Published August 30, 2018 White House FOXBusiness Facebook Twitter Comments Print video EU open to zero tariffs on autos, but Trump reportedly wants broader deal FBN's Blake Burman with the latest on the progress in the Trump administration's trade negotiations with the EU. Although European Union officials have said they are supportive of lowering tariffs on automobiles to zero if the U.S. reciprocates, President Trump believes this is not a stand-alone issue or trade deal, according to a senior diplomatic official. Continue Reading Below After months of back-and-forth, retaliatory tariffs between the U.S. and the European bloc, Trump wants to see all tariffs removed on all industries, including agriculture, steel aluminum and medical equipment, according to the official. "We are willing to bring down even our car tariffs to zero, all tariffs to zero, if the U.S. does the same," European Trade Commissioner Cecilia … [Read more...] about Trump believes EU trade deal needs to go beyond zero tariffs on autos: Official
EU deeply disagrees with U.S. on trade despite detente
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union’s detente on tariffs with the United States has not put to rest “profound disagreements” on trade policy, the European commissioner in charge of trade said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom attends an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland June 4, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in July to refrain from imposing car tariffs while the two sides sought to cut other trade barriers, in a move described then by the European Commission chief as major concession. Speaking to the trade committee of the European Parliament on Thursday, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom discussed a group that she and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will lead to determine how tariffs might be removed on industrial goods. “We are not negotiating anything, we have a working group. We have profound disagreements with the United … [Read more...] about EU deeply disagrees with U.S. on trade despite detente
France says EU needs strategic relationship with Russia on defence
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The European Union needs strategic relationships including in defence matters with its closest neighbours to ensure greater stability, and should modernise its post-Cold War relations with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. "It is in our interest for the EU to have a strategic relationship with Turkey as well as with Russia that brings stability, that will in the long term and bring more strength and coherency," Macron said in a press conference in Helsinki alongside his Finnish counterpart. (Reporting by Anne Kauranen; Writing by Richard Lough; Editing by Michel Rose) … [Read more...] about France says EU needs strategic relationship with Russia on defence
Italy to ask EU to land rescued migrants at French and Spanish ports instead
Italy plans to ask the EU to rotate the ports that accept migrants rescued at sea. Photo: Giovanni Isolino/AFP Rome will on Thursday ask the European Union to rotate the ports where migrants rescued at sea disembark, Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta said, with France and Spain expected to top the list. Trenta will put the plan to her European counterparts during an informal meeting in Vienna. "I will carry in the name of the Italian government a proposal to modify the rules of the Sophia mission concerning the port of disembarkation," she wrote on Facebook. The proposal calls for a revision of the EU's military operation codenamed Sophia -- currently commanded by Italy -- and under which all migrants rescued disembark at an Italian port. "We consider this principle unacceptable and want it to be reviewed," Trenta added. "[On Thursday] the ball will be in the EU camp: by accepting our proposal it will have the opportunity to show it is a real community of values and … [Read more...] about Italy to ask EU to land rescued migrants at French and Spanish ports instead