EU trade talks get tripped up before they start

By Sean Higgins

Published February 1, 2019 5:00am ET

EU trade talks get tripped up before they start — The E.U. prevents non-member countries from labeling cheeses as "Parmesan" or "Asiago" on the grounds that those only come from the specific regions in which the cheeses originated. So U.S. products bearing those names cannot be sold in the E.U. regardless of their quality. | (Bob Edme/AP)

President Trump’s upcoming trade talks with the European Union have hit an apparent impasse before they have even been scheduled.

Trump administration officials maintain that the talks will include the EU’s agricultural subsidies and barriers to trade. EU officials say their agriculture policies are off the table.

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