The US is pressing the EU to publicly commit to a detailed plan to roll back import rules and regulations disliked by Washington one year after striking a trade deal to reduce tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.Brussels and Washington concluded a broad trade agreement last August under which the EU cut duties on industrial goods and some farm products, while the US lowered tariffs on many EU goods, including cars, to 15 per cent.
But the two sides also said they would “work together to reduce or eliminate” other “non-tariff barriers”.
According to three people familiar with the negotiations, the US sent a proposal to European officials in recent weeks outlining public commitments it would like Brussels to make to mark one year since the deal was struck. Washington has long complained about EU rules in areas such as car safety and regulations on food and agricultural products.