US and EU at ‘complete statemate’ over agriculture, Lighthizer says

Published March 12, 2019 4:41pm ET



U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said Tuesday that the U.S. and the European Union were at a “complete stalemate” over whether the EU’s agricultural subsidies were up for negotiation.

The U.S. wants them to be on the table in upcoming trade talks, but the EU is refusing, and neither side is budging, he said.

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