Slovak Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič will travel to Washington next week, where in an effort to avert the transatlantic business conflict he will pass several negotiations. For TASR, on the condition of anonymity, this was confirmed by the source familiar with the matter.
It should be high -level meetings. According to Politico, Šefčovič will be the highest built EU figurewho will visit Washington since the joining of US President Donald Trump to office on January 20.
According to Politic, he has Šefčovič in the US on the plan several meetings, including a meeting with Minister of Trump’s Administration for Trade Howard Lutnick. The head of the US Commercial Plenipotentiary Office (Ustr) Jamieson Greer or economic advisor Trump Kevin Hassett.
Šefčovič’s journey to the US was later confirmed by one of the spokespersons of the European Commission, writes Politico.
The EU is one of the greatest economic partners of America, While every year the goods and services are traded more than € 1.5 trillion, notes the portal.
On Friday, Trump presented a proposal to impose reciprocal duties on the US trading partners, which will come into force in April. On Friday, the Commission condemned Washington’s announcement of new duties as a “step in the wrong direction”.
