European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis told Reuters that he had a positive exchange with Brian Deese, the director of the White House’s National Economic Council, last week. Nevertheless, the EU is waiting for the Biden administration to appoint its Trade Representative in order to begin discussions on the punitive tariffs currently in place.
In December, U.S. President Joe Biden had declared that he intended to appoint Katherine Tai to the post. She still has to be confirmed...