The United States demands unbalanced trade concessions from the European Union, which may trigger countermeasures from the EU

According to a report by Golden Finance, in the US European trade negotiations, the US is demanding that the EU make unilateral concessions that EU officials consider unbalanced. If the terms of the potential agreement are not improved, the EU will make a difficult decision on whether to take countermeasures. According to insiders, the best scenario is still to reach an agreement on principles, so that negotiations can continue after the deadline in early July. The requirements from Washington can be classified into three categories. The first category involves measures related to fish export quotas, which EU officials have stated may not be in compliance with WTO rules. The second type is non reciprocal tariff related measures. The third category is a series of economic security requirements described by EU officials as far fetched. Insiders say that even if an agreement is reached, many of Trump's tariffs will remain unchanged. The EU has been seeking a mutually beneficial agreement, which will evaluate any final outcome and determine at that stage how much inequality, if any, it is willing to accept. (Golden Ten)