Representatives of the European Union (EU) and the United States (USA) have resumed the conversations on Monday to negotiate a commercial agreement after the Tariff truce announced yesterday by the American president, Donald Trump. Specifically, the European Commissioner for Commerce, Maros Sefcovic, has held a telephone conversation with the US Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, and with him US Commercial Representative Jamieson Greer.
«The European Commission maintains its firm commitment to constructive and focused efforts to Advance with a firm step towards an agreement with the US. We continue in constant contact, «Sefcovic published on their social networks. This has been the second conversation they have held in recent days, since they already established a contact last Friday, after the Trump's threat to impose a 50% tariff on EU imports. On that occasion, SEFCOVIC said that «The EU is fully committed to the achievement of an agreement that works for both«Now, with the calmer spirits for the tariff truce, the spokeswoman for the European Commission, Paula Pinho, ensures that the community block has a «new impetus» to make negotiations culminate in a beneficial commercial agreement for the citizens of Europe and the US. In addition, Pinho has positively valued that there are contact «at the presidents level». «On our part we are always willing to reach an agreement,» he added.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and Donald Trump, held a conversation this Sunday that the European defined as «good», and with which he hopes to pave the path to an agreement that reduces the tariffs announced on April 2, which are currently suspended. «The EU and the US share the most important and narrow commercial relationship in the world. Europe is ready to advance in negotiations quickly and decision«, published von der Lyen in his profile of 'X'. On the conversation, Pinho explained that both leaders» agreed accelerate trade negotiations and stay in close contact«. The EU countries, according to the 'Financial Times', want the community block Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni.
