Also, in Wednesday’s edition: US trade deal, Baltic chihuahua, Taliban, Édouard Philippe
EU SEALS US TRADE DEAL: In the early hours of Wednesday morning, EU lawmakers and governments agreed on the terms for implementing the so-called “Turnberry deal” struck with Washington last summer, after Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs if Brussels kept dragging its feet.
Under the agreement, the EU will scrap tariffs on hundreds of US industrial and agricultural goods in exchange for a 15% tariff on most EU exports to the US. Sofía Sánchez Manzanaro stayed up late to bring you the full report.
You’re reading Rapporteur on Wednesday 20 May. This is Eddy Wax in Strasbourg (say hi), with Nicoletta Ionta in Brussels.
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