Trump Is Willing to Reopen TTIP Amid EU-U.S. Trade Dispute, Ross Says

  • Talks on U.S.-EU deal have been stalled since Trump’s election
  • Message comes as U.S. metal tariffs hang over Europe
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross speaks with Bloomberg’s Julia Chatterley.(Source: Bloomberg)
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President Donald Trump is willing to reopen negotiations with the European Union over the stalled Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement, which stalled following his election, according to U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.

“He terminated the trans-Pacific deal; he didn’t terminate TTIP,” Ross said in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Thursday. “That was meant quite deliberately and quite overtly as a message that we’re open to discussions with the European Commission.”