Posted on 05/20/2021 10:56:21 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and U.S. top trade officials on Thursday further cemented recent advances on some key differences that have soured trans-Atlantic relations over the past few years.
EU trade ministers used a virtual meeting with U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai to highlight the breakthroughs in the longstanding dispute over airplane production subsidies and a fight over steel tariffs.
“We agreed that finding effective solutions together is essential to preserve our critical industries,” EU Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said.
“It is spring here in Brussels and there is a spirit of optimism,” German Trade Minster Peter Altmaier said. It stood in sharp contrast with the four years of divisive relations under President Donald Trump.
U.S. President Joe Biden will visit the EU next month seeking to further increase cooperation on anything from battling the COVID-19 pandemic and confronting a surging China as a disruptive rival.
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Didn’t know we even had enough manufacturing capacities left that the EU feels they need to take it away from us with China-Joe-Ho’s help. Guess it might be a new clause to commits the US from ever having steel or other manufacturing plants for the next 100 years.
Translation-The EU and Chiden trade officials have agreed to once again allow America to be the patsy in any trade agreements reached, just like it was before Trump.
Perhaps you misunderstand.
The USA is the sought out haven into which European companies flee to ward off the coming death of Europe
ABB, Siemens, VW, Mercedes, BMW, Schneider, Tysen Krupps, Bayer
As for French wine...the US and Australia are better. As for Italian shoes...I'll do without.
thank you...
and what about England?
I’m not sure we know about them as yet.
We’re back. Back to bending over and taking it.
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