Economics

EU’s Dombrovskis Presses U.S. to Scrap Tariffs Over Airbus Aid

Newly appointed trade chief urges negotiated settlement
Successor to Phil Hogan repeats threat of EU retaliation

European Union Trade Commissioner Delegate Valdis Dombrovskis discusses EU trade relations with the United States and China and concerns about the U.K.’s Brexit stance. Source: Bloomberg

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By Jonathan Stearns

September 8, 2020 at 5:30 PM UTC

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The European Union’s newly designated trade chief said the EU would hit American goods with tariffs as punishment for illegal aid to Boeing Co. unless the U.S. removes duties imposed as retaliation over unlawful subsidies to Airbus SE.