EU Trade Commissioner to travel to US on Monday for trade talks

EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic will travel on Monday to Washington to hold meetings with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Commission spokesperson Olof Gill said on Friday, Report informs via Euronews.

The commission is hoping to advance negotiations on tariffs after weeks of deadlock.

“The EU is willing to find win-win outcomes and mutually beneficial deals with our American counterparts to avoid tariffs and any harmful escalation that would be damaging on both sides of the Atlantic,” Gill said.

The EU has offered to level US and EU tariffs to 0% on industrial goods. The US currently imposes 25% tariffs on EU imports of aluminium and steel, 25% tariffs on EU cars and 10% tariffs across the board.