Trade Commissioner tells “Euronews”
by Shona Murray
& Jesse Dimic Luweueh
Published
propagandaEuropean Union Committee (EU), Maros SefcovicHe confirms that the European Union standards on agriculture and food “are not subject to negotiation.” In an interview with “Euronews”, request Sefcovic A. A fair and balanced agreement With the United States, in the framework of customs tariff negotiations.
US Minister of Commerce, Howard Lootnick The absolute interlocutor of the Commissioner Sefcovic last month criticized the European Union regulations that prevent the entry of the European market through meat and chicken processed in the United States due to the use of hormones that Brussels considers unsafe.
“The European Union will not accept the United States chickens. It does not accept the kneelid from the United States. They hate calf meat because our calf meat is beautiful and your agent is weak,” he said. Lootnick Fox News in April.
The European Union presented a trade agreement without dutyBut Washington believes it is not enough; the White House He said that You want to get better To the European Union market.
“I think we have made it clear that we want to preserve Organizational autonomy“The Conversation of Europe,” said Commissioner Svkovic. If the matter is related Health and safety issuesIt is clear that They are not negotiating“, He said.
Civkovic also rejected Washington’s version that the European Union does not accept its agricultural products and said that in the United States there is abandoning products with hormones in favor of Organic products. “This is not a 100 % correct statement, because we accept their products if they respect the health standards of the European Union, and what I see in discussions in the United States, they also point to the direction of existence Healthy foodsLess chemical and focus on organic production. “
The European Union presses through a fair and balanced agreement
USA duty 25 % tariffs on cars, Steel in the European Union and Aluminum in March and 20 % for other society products in April, while the White House called it “Tahrir Day”. Then reduce the rate of 20 % to July 8, and create a window 90 days The talks have a broader tariff agreement. The European Union and the United States are now participating in talks that will end in early July.
Sivkovic said it was the pressure To achieve a A fair and balanced agreement With the United States and that the governments of the European Union member states will not accept any results that imposed a punitive tariff on the bloc. The recent UK Convention with the United States included 10 % tariffs. Sefcovic pointed out that member states have made it clear that this will not be accepted.
“It was a very clear message I received from our trade ministers that they insisted on the existence of a balanced agreement with the United States.” The negotiator is looking for the European Union now A balanced agreement With Washington, he said it Ready to negotiate With its American partners.
“We are already paying 25 % tariff for him steelWe are already paying 25 % for Cars We really believe that this is simply not fair. So we want to solve it through negotiating solutions, but of course We are also preparing“Safcovic said.” Instead, we will have to protect European jobs and European companies, and thus we have begun consultations on potential reinstall measures. “
However, it confirms that the European Union is ready to progress ConsHmedidas Its value is 95,000 million euros if negotiations fail to resolve the trade deficit. A new series of American products, including the air giant Boeing And alcoholic products such as BourbonIt can be subject to the possible European Union definitions.
