While the fronts in the trade dispute with the U.S. government are hardened with China continues, is talking between the US and the EU, at least with each other. Both sides speak of constructive negotiations.
A customs building in the United States of America in Charleston, South Carolina
EU trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström after Meeting with the US trade Robert Lighthizer officer drawn a positive conclusion. The meeting in Brussels had forward been turned, said Malmström on Monday. It was the first opportunity to discuss the in July by EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker and US President, Donald Trump has been agreed and their implementation to solve the trade dispute. “There is still a lot of work in the autumn,” she added to the conversation with Lighthizer. The two want to meet at the end of the month again.
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Lighthizers office called the talk constructive. In October, experts will explore both sides of the areas in which customs barriers and other trade barriers can be reduced. Juncker had traveled in the summer to Washington, after higher U.S. duties on steel and Aluminium similar to criminal avert duties on cars from the EU. Both sides agreed to refrain for the time being to such duties. In addition, trade barriers in industrial goods and liquefied gas reduced. The EU also wants to buy more US soy beans. The Details, however, are still open.
Trump is not happy, of course
U.S. President Donald Trump accuses the EU in a whole range of products an unfair trade policy. Since June, the current punitive tariffs on steel and aluminum, he threatened the Europeans with premiums on car imports in the United States.
The Meeting of Malmström and Lighthizer on Monday was the first, since then, had agreed Trump, and President of the EU Commission Jean-Claude Juncker in July, negotiations for the settlement of the TRANS-Atlantic trade conflict. Specifically, both had agreed, in particular, talks about the almost complete removal of restrictions to trade in industrial goods.
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Trump and Juncker had agreed to negotiate in the case of industrial goods, apart from cars – on the abolition of customs duties, trade restrictions and subsidies. In addition, should be imposed according to Juncker during the negotiations, no new criminal charges.
Recently, the mood had become worse. A proposal from the EU, all car import tariffs within the framework of a trade agreement to abolish, did not like Trump. Usual precise and sharp-sighted he stated in an Interview: “The EU is almost as bad as China, only smaller.”
Soon it will go further
“We have discussed how we can go ahead and priorities of both sides to identify, and how we can achieve the short and medium term concrete results,” wrote Malmström after the Meeting with the US representative in the short message service Twitter. Announced for the October talks at the expert level.
Lighthizer announced a Meeting with Malmström in November, “results in a number of areas to determine definitively.” The U.S. representatives expressed the hope that, in particular, in the case of technical trade “early harvest barriers such as product standards”.
The trade with the people’s Republic of China, is, according to the US President, Donald J. Trump to be one-sided.
No progress with Beijing
In the trade dispute between China and the US, no easing of tension. The leadership in Beijing was threatened with retaliation for each additional inch step in the United States. Thus, the people’s Republic of wool, to defend their legitimate interests, said a spokesman for the foreign Ministry.
The US President had recently signalled a determination to practically all imports from China with duties on documents. Trump, especially, the Chinese trade Surplus with the US is a thorn in the eye. He accuses the leadership in Beijing of unfair trade practices.
The two largest economic powers in the world have covered since July each other with duties. Affected Goods to the value of $ 50 billion.
dk/uh (dpa, rtr, afp)