Elected EU President and US President Joe Biden must find a ‘way to suspend a trade dispute that’ poisons everyone ‘, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a statement. interview published today.
“The issue that has poisoned everyone is the price increase and taxes on steel, digital technology, Airbus and more, specifically our wine sector,” Le Drian told the weekly Le Journal du Dimanche.
“If we could quickly find a method that would enable us to resolve this dispute with Europe and France, it would be a step forward,” Le Drian added. “It may take time, but in the meantime we can always order moratoria.”
Le Drian’s comments are in line with those of other EU officials, who want to turn the page over four years of transatlantic tensions with US President Donald Trump and his “America First” strategy.
The Trump administration announced on Monday that it will begin collecting new duties on aircraft parts and other products from France and Germany, such as wine, as part of the long-running battle over subsidies to aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing.
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