Major EU Parliament group pledges WTO-compliant amendment to U.S. deal

The European Parliament’s largest political group on Wednesday promised to amend a European Commission proposal to cut tariffs on most U.S. goods to make it compliant with World Trade Organization rules, while EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič defended the bloc’s commitments as WTO-compatible. Šefčovič spoke before lawmakers during a Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg, France, to defend the tariff deal European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President Trump struck in July. The Commission last month sent its proposal...