Europe and U.S. Sound Poised to Holster Their Trade Weapons

Valdis Dombrovskis in Davos, Switzerland, in January.

Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg

After four years of frustration and bitterness resulting from President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda, the European Union is eager to hit the reset button in its relationship with the U.S.

The bloc’s leaders will appeal to the incoming Biden administration to mend transatlantic ties at a summit next week, but the EU’s executive arm has already given a taste of what’s in store.