Brussels Looks Forward to a Quick Tariff Agreement with the United States Despite Trump's Ultimatum

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As much as U.S. President Donald Trump throws threats and ultimatums, or makes histrionic statements, the European Commission remains absolutely faithful to his strategy to tackle the trade war: he bets strenuously on tariff negotiations and does not go into the rag of provocations launched from Washington. And so it has been this Thursday. “We are actively working to reach an agreement as quickly as possible,” an official spokesperson for the E…