On Wednesday 18 January, just ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump taking up office as president, the European Commission stated that it would not renounce its embargo on beef treated with hormones.
"The EU has fully complied in letter and spirit with the memorandum of understanding that was signed with the US in 2009 establishing a hormone-free beef quota of more than 60,000 tonnes. The termination of this agreement and the possible application of duties on EU exports would certainly...