Visiting Washington on Monday 24 April, European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström spoke to US Trade Secretary Wilbur Ross, whom she was meeting for the first time since his appointment, about the EU's desire for more clarity from Washington on the follow-up to be given to the negotiations for an EU-US free trade agreement (TTIP). These negotiations have been on hold since the last round of technical level talks in October 2016 (see EUROPE 11654).
"For my part, there is still a...