Second round of EU talks on US trade deal fails to deliver breakthrough
By Cynthia Kroet ( May 7, 2026, 06:34 GMT | Insight) -- A second round of negotiations in Brussels on the implementation of the EU-US trade agreement concluded without a breakthrough on Wednesday night. Last week US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on cars and trucks imported from the EU over the bloc's failure to implement its side of the deal. A new discussion between representatives from the 27 EU member states and the European Parliament is penciled in for May 19.A second round of negotiations in Brussels on Wednesday night on the implementation of the EU-US trade agreement, provisionally struck between the European Commission and the US administration last August, concluded without a breakthrough....
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