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‘Discriminatory’ EU-US trade arrangements would carry big risks, Bercero warns

By Joanna Sopinska ( February 20, 2025, 16:15 GMT | Insight) -- The EU must not cut any deals with the US that could undermine international trade law, a former senior EU official has warned against a backdrop of initial talks to avert a looming tariff war taking place in Washington this week. Ignacio García Bercero, now a think tank expert, cautioned that for the EU to agree “discriminatory commitments” with the US risked triggering a domino effect that could seriously damage the rules-based global trade order.With a first round of EU-US trade talks to avert a looming tariff war taking place this week, a former top EU trade official is warning against the EU cutting a deal that could undermine international trade law....

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