The European Union says that the Trump team did not say what it wants in commercial talks

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The European Commission said that the United States did not tell the European Union what it wanted to raise commercial tariffs.

The European Union Trade Commissioner MAROš šefčovič, the Minister of Trade Howard Lootnick on Monday to discuss how to remove the so -called mutual definitions imposed by the United States, along with steel, aluminum and cars, but the American side failed to put its demands.

“We need to hear more Americans. We need to have a clearer idea about their favorite results in these negotiations,” he said. I am angry Olov Jill spokesman on Tuesday.

Gil said that šefčovič reiterated an offer to drop all industrial goods tariffs.

“The European Union plays its role. Now, it is necessary for the United States to determine its position. As with all negotiations, this must be a two -way street … with the two sides bringing something,” he said.

The White House and Trade Ministry did not immediately respond to the request for comment.

The United States included a long set of grievances when it was imposed, then temporarily stopped, similarly Definitions In most of the world this month. However, the accounts were based on the surplus of trade in goods between them and the United States. The European Union was granted 20 percent, based on the surplus of the goods of $ 235 billion in 2024.

Donald Trump said that the European Union should buy more LNG, which Brussels agreed to the principle.

The US President also attacked the European Union for not buying enough cars and “non -sharp barriers” that exclude American chicken rinsing with chlorine chemicals, and beef from livestock hormones fed by livestock. It has fallen against value -added tax, and its digital organization.

Within days of the imposition of customs tariffs, Trump brought down and only applied a 10 percent tax for all countries for 90 days, while encouraging partners to search for deals to reduce duties permanently.

But on Monday, he issued instructions to officials to prepare new measures against semiconductors and pharmaceutical products. Gil said that šefčovič repeated the importance of the elastic inhabitant supply chains in those sectors.

Gil said that the meeting was a “concentrated scope” session, with the zero -energy tariff plan in the steel and aluminum industries.

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

He said: “The Commissioner repeated that the European Union and the United States are sharing many challenges and can handle them jointly in favor of both sides.”

“The European Union will continue to deal with these talks in a constructive manner, with the aim of identifying areas of common concern. It is clear that great joint efforts are needed to achieve a successful result within a 90 -day window.”

Gil said that the European Union had temporarily stopped the reprisal tariff in response to steel and aluminum graphics until July 14. He was continuing to work on other procedures on other definitions, in the absence of an agreement.