Seconds out: Europe and US prepare for a battle over trade
With Brexit parked for now, the European Union and the US are to start talks on a trade deal. But already hackles are raised
Officials in Brussels were able to heave a small sigh of relief last week, for two reasons. They didn’t have to board the Brexit bus once again, or pretend to smile at British negotiators turning up with the same pieces of frayed paper as the week before. And they finally agreed to start the outstanding trade negotiations with the US, the kind of distant conversations which ultimately have a direct impact on the ...
