By Cynthia Kroet ( May 20, 2026, 11:05 GMT | Insight) -- Brussels will take measures if the US does not accept the changes on the EU side to the EU-US joint statement sealed Tuesday night, German lawmaker Bernd Lange, the chair of the European Parliament’s international trade committee, has said. He said that there were no clear instructions in the joint statement on how to implement the deal, and he would not accept "any pressure on our side on how to formulate legislation.”Brussels will take measures if the US does not accept the EU's changes to the EU-US joint statement sealed Tuesday night, Bernd Lange, chair of the trade committee in the European Parliament, said on Wednesday....
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