Anna Cavazzini, a German Green lawmaker who heads the European Parliament’s internal market committee, took the cross-party group to Washington from Feb. 24-28 to talk to U.S. officials and members of Congress just as transatlantic trade tensions are heating up.
The European Union is insisting that the 27-nation bloc is not out to undermine the United States as U.S. President Donald Trump put it.
A planned meeting between European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has abruptly canceled due to “scheduling issues.”
Top EU officials headed to India in a bid to boost trade, though New Delhi will likely voice reservations over an EU carbon import tariff.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told Axios in an interview on Thursday that she felt "uncomfortable" hearing President Trump and other senior U.S. official in recent weeks "repeating Russian narratives and talking points" about the war in Ukraine.
Bilateral grievances sure to be on the agenda, although problems between Europe and US could provide space for positive discussions
India and the European Union have agreed to finalize a long-pending free trade agreement this year and boost cooperation in trade, technology, connectivity and defense
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union, claiming that the bloc was formed “to screw” the U.S.