The European Commission (EC) intends to provide representatives of the US administration with a list of goods that Brussels wants to be exempt from US tariffs, the European publication Politico reported, citing European diplomats.
According to diplomats, the list, which will be agreed on Friday, will include medical devices, wine, spirits, beer and pasta. These goods are not covered by the trade agreement that the EU and the US reached in July. The list will be presented to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at a meeting of EU ministers on November 24.
On July 27, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed that Washington would impose 15% tariffs on approximately 75% of European goods imported into the United States from August 1, instead of the 30% tariffs on all European imports that the White House had threatened. The EU will not impose tariffs on U.S. goods. The European Commission has pledged to completely ban all imports of Russian energy resources into the EU and to purchase $750 billion worth of U.S. oil, gas, nuclear equipment and fuel, as well as invest $600 billion in the U.S. economy.