The Trump team did not say what it wants in trade talks, says EU

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The United States did not tell the EU what it would like to increase for trade tariffs, the European Commission said after a two -hour meeting between the traders on the two sides had made little progress.

The EU trading commissioner Maroš Šefčovič met Minister of Commerce Woward Lutnick on Monday to discuss how the so-called mutual tariffs from the USA can remove together with steel, aluminum and auto duties, but the US team could not meet their demands.

“We have to hear more from the Americans. We have to have a clearer idea of ​​which preferred results are in these negotiations” I act Spokesman Olof Gill on Tuesday.

Gill said Šefčovič has repeated an offer to fall all industrial bodies.

“The EU is doing its part. Now it is necessary for the United States to define its position. As with every negotiation, this has to be a two-way street. Both sides bring something,” he said.

The department of the White House and Trade did not immediately respond to a request for comments.

The United States listed a long series of symptoms when they were imposed, and then paused each other, mutually Tariff In large parts of the world this month. However, calculations were based on the commercial surplus in Waren between you and the USA. The EU received 20 percent based on the $ 235 billion excess of goods in 2024.

Donald Trump said that the EU should buy more liquefied natural gas that Brussels in principle approved.

The US President also attacked the EU. He led against VAT and its digital regulation.

Within a few days after the introduction of the tariffs, Trump dropped it and for almost all countries only turned a tax of 10 percent for 90 days and encouraged the partners to ask for business to permanently reduce the duties.

On Monday, however, he also instructed the officials to prepare new measures against semiconductors and pharmaceutical products. Šefčovič repeated the importance of resistant transatlantic supply chains in these sectors, said Gill.

Gill said the meeting was a “focused scoping” session with the zero tariff plan and the global overcapacity in steel and aluminum industries.

But he added that food safety standards were “sacrosunched”.

“The Commissioner confirmed that the EU and the United States have many challenges and that they could address them together for the benefit of both sides,” he said.

“The EU will continue to approach these discussions constructively to identify areas of common interest. It is clear that considerable joint efforts are required to achieve a successful result within the 90-day window.”

The EU carried out its retaliation tariffs in response to steel and aluminum taxes by July 14th. It continued to work on further measures for the other tariffs, said Gill if there is no agreement.