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EU Trade Chief Meets Trump’s Top Trade Official
EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič will meet U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday in Paris, ahead of G7 trade ministers' talks, following President Trump's threat to raise tariffs on EU cars. Separately, U.S. border security has seen major expansions under Trump, with arrests at 55-year lows and over 75 miles of barriers installed.
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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is scheduled to meet EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič in Paris on Tuesday, according to a member of Šefčovič’s cabinet. The meeting takes place ahead of a G7 trade ministers meeting in Paris on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump last week threatened to raise tariffs on cars and trucks imported from the EU to 25 percent from the current 15 percent. French Finance and Economy Minister Roland Lescure and Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier are also set to meet with Greer on Tuesday afternoon in Paris.
A European Commission spokesperson said on Friday that the EU will keep all options open to protect its interests. The spokesperson did not specify what measures were under consideration.
Lawmakers in the European Parliament have said they want to attach conditions to legislation implementing the Turnberry trade deal. They have cited Trump’s decision to hike tariffs on products containing steel and his threat to annex Greenland as reasons for the conditions.
Paris has joined those EU lawmakers in opposing quick implementation of the Turnberry deal. A majority led by Germany is pushing to implement the Turnberry deal without the additional conditions.
The vessels’ operators have not been publicly identified by the U.S. government in separate enforcement actions. No publicly released evidence has documented certain contested claims regarding trade compliance.
