EU Tells US Trade Deal Should be Adopted by July Deadline

Shipping containers and gantry cranes at the Port of Barcelona.

Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg

The European Union wants the main parts of a US trade deal adopted by July, as it pushed Washington to respect previous commitments made under the pact.

EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic conveyed the message to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer during a meeting on Tuesday in Paris, according to a spokesperson from the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm.