The Parliament's lead negotiator said the final round of talks will take place on 19 May
The European Parliament’s lead negotiator, Bernd Lange, said the final round of talks on the EU-US trade pact will take place on 19 May, resisting pressure from the centre-right EPP to fast-track negotiations.
EU negotiators failed to conclude this week a Brussels proposal that would eliminate tariffs on industrial and agricultural goods in exchange for a flat 15% US tariff on most EU exports.
“Recent developments confirm that we were right to resist the American threats,” he said in a statement on Friday, adding that European legislation “must not be dictated by menacing social media posts from the US.”
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