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BRUSSELS, June 30 (KUNA) -- European Commissioner for Trade Maros Sefcovic announced on Monday his intention to travel to Washington tomorrow as part of intensive efforts to conclude a trade agreement with the US administration ahead of the July 9 deadline.
The EU official indicated that he has held "intense" and "very intense" discussions with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
"Of course, we hope to see them in Washington, DC later this week, we know that there is the fourth of July on Friday, so it leaves us Wednesday and Thursday for eventual meetings, which we are planning right now", he explained adding that a technical EU team is already present in Washington to coordinate on the initial draft of the prospective agreement.
Sefcovic noted that the EU Commission received "first drafts of the proposals for the eventual agreement in principle".
It is worth noting that the deadline for negotiations is set for next Wednesday.
Should no agreement be reached by then, Washington is expected to impose double tariffs on most EU imports. (end)
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