Inside Trade

November 2, 2025

Lutnick: ‘Plenty of horse-trading’ left to do with the EU

By Margaret Spiegelman  / July 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The U.S. and the European Union still have much to hash out after announcing a framework trade deal, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday, highlighting EU digital policies as a key U.S. concern that wasn't on the table in talks leading up to the announcement. “There’s plenty of horse-trading still to do,” Lutnick said in an interview on CNBC . The deal, announced on Sunday by President Trump and European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, brings U.S. tariffs on many...

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