On Monday 12 March, the European Commission was still awaiting confirmation of a meeting with the US administration in order to be assured of the exemption of the EU from the customs duties enacted by US President Donald Trump on Thursday 8 March, which will be applied in about 10 days' time against imports into the USA of aluminium and steel.
"No meeting is planned this week, but we await different contacts at different levels", a Commission source told EUROPE on Monday afternoon, adding...