EU-US Trade Agreement: “We’re on an equal footing”, says MEP Moreira
“We are not on the defensive side of this agreement, we are not a ‘demandeur’. We are on an equal footing with the United States.”
Leading foreign affairs journalist, Lénaïc Vaudin d’Imécourt, met with European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht, to discuss the expectations and challenges surrounding negotiations for a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union and the United States, the EU’s most important trading partner.
“The omens are good to start a negotiation at the beginning of next year”.
“We are not on the defensive side of this agreement, we are not a ‘demandeur’. We are on an equal footing with the United States.”
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