A top European Union diplomat after meeting with senior U.S. officials to discuss a deal to cut and potentially abolish U.S. tariffs on car imports from Europe said the United States showed willingness to compromise.
European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič stressed the importance of active engagement and fairness in trade during a four-hour meeting with Trump officials in Washington.
“The top objective as it was presented to us yesterday by our American partners is reciprocity,” Šefčovič told reporters at a Thursday briefing.
“The priority, which was highlighted several times in our conversation, was to work on cars—how to lower the tariffs, eventually even eliminate them….