EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom is scheduled meet U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on March 6 in Washington to resume trade negotiations. On the following day, Secretary-General of the European Commission, Martin Selmayr, will meet US National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow.
European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said “the discussions will focus on the next steps toward the implementation of the July 2018 Joint Statement and on the EU-US cooperation on World Trade Organization reform and level playing field issues”. He added that “the Commission will update the U.S. side on the state of play of the adoption of the negotiating mandates for EU-U.S. trade agreements on industrial goods and on conformity assessment.”
Also, Schinas said “the Commission will also raise the EU’s concerns on the tariffs imposed by the U.S. on steel and aluminum products and on the possible consequences of the recently concluded investigation on whether automobile imports represent a threat to the US’ national security”.
