Free trade benefits Americans and the world. But free trade must be just that, free. It cannot be free on one side and obstructed by shadow protectionism on the other. And that’s what I fear new U.S. trade talks with the European Union would produce.
On Monday, the European Commission (the European Union’s executive body) authorized talks with the U.S. to remove tariffs on industrial goods and promote trade conformity rules. But while the conformity rule negotiations are positive, offering a chance to remove wasted compliance costs in trade and promote new trade opportunities, the EU’s plan is far from perfect.
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