EU eyes alignment with U.S. on trade policy as part of regulation ‘simplification’ push

A European Union official working on the bloc’s effort to rework and simplify its regulations told U.S. business representatives on Thursday that the project is aimed at boosting trade policy alignment and overall economic interconnection with the U.S., as industry figures warned that trade tensions are limiting their ability to operate smoothly across borders. Speaking to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as part of its Transatlantic Business Works event series , Michael Hager -- head of Cabinet to Valdis Dombrovskis,...