EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis told the German newspaper Der Spiegel on Saturday 10 April that the European Commission had made a proposal to the United States to suspend all tariffs imposed between the EU and the US for 6 months.
The two partners had agreed on 5 March to suspend punitive tariffs as part of the Airbus/Boeing dispute for 4 months (see EUROPE B12672A1).
“We have proposed suspending all mutual tariffs for 6 months in order to reach a negotiated solution. [...]...