European trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom speaks in Brussels

  • Dividing the US and EU will only serve to weaken both powers
  • Removal of car tariffs with US could only be done as part of broader trade deal
  • Aim of Juncker's visit is to de-escalate tensions
  • And also to see if a forum is needed to discuss trade issues
  • Never encountered sentiment that EU is a foe
  • EU is preparing list of countermeasures in case US imposes tariffs on EU cars

Yada, yada. Nothing substantial from Malmstrom here, mainly reiterating the current trade situation with the US. Juncker is to visit Washington on 25 July. Certainly looking forward to some of this with Trump hopefully: