EU trade chief: Auto talks with U.S. have yet to begin; e-commerce goal may be 'optimistic'

TSUKUBA, JAPAN – The U.S. and the European Union “haven't really started” talking about how to address President Trump's concerns over auto imports, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said this week in a wide-ranging interview here on the sidelines of the G20 trade ministers' meeting. “We haven’t really started those talks,” Malmström told Inside U.S. Trade's Isabelle Hoagland . “We have made absolutely clear we are always willing to talk – always. But we reject the notion that our...