The United States threatened to hit EU agricultural exports with 17% rates in a dramatic escalation of their commercial conflict with Brussels. This was reported by the Financial Times by citing some sources.
The last hour request comes a few days after the deadline of 9 July. Trump wants Brussels to grant American companies exemptions from the rules and reduces his commercial surplus with the United States.
The US President Donald Trumpaccording to the reconstruction of FT, would like Brussels to grant American exemptions from the regulations to the US companies and that the EU reduced its commercial surplus with the United States.
The Commissioner for European Trade Maroš Šefčovič He received the warning Thursday during a meeting in Washington and on Friday he sent him to the ambassadors of the 27 Member States.
Ursula von der Leyenpresident of the European Commission, he declared Thursday to hope for an “principle agreement” that allows the parties to continue to dialogue pending a definitive agreement. However, Washington is pushing the countries to agree on binding agreements within the deadline set by Trump.
