Iana Dreyer and Robert Francis talked to the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee Chair Bernd Lange on what’s next for transatlantic relations and for the World Trade Organisation. He also shared views on the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism and Generalised System of Preferences.
[...] The honeymoon is over. Now we are getting into a realistic partnership with the United States.
The US recognises the European Union as an economic power. They recognise Europe as an entity that was able to tackle the COVID19 pandemic better than the United States, among others. They genuinely seek partnership and cooperation with the EU. [...]