Europe, US continue haggle over contentious trade pact | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Even so, for industries in Europe, a final deal between the two nations -- preferably with the wish list of carve-outs that the EU is planning to present to the United States this week -- is the priority.
57% : "We are talking to them about" rolling back EU tech rules, Lutnick said in a Monday interview with Bloomberg Television.
57% : According to the European Commission, which handles trade for the EU, Virkkunen stressed the importance of the bloc's two central tech rulebooks, the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, which regulate online platforms and marketplaces.
55% : Before having lunch with EU trade ministers, Lutnick and Greer also met with EU technology czar Henna Virkkunen to discuss digital regulations.
54% : Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, met Maros Sefcovic, the European Union's trade commissioner, on Sunday.
54% : " "The idea is if they take the foot off this regulatory framework and make it more inviting for our companies, they can get the benefit of hundreds of billions, possibly $1 trillion of investment," Lutnick said.
53% : U.S. officials also continue to push for changes, such as Europe rolling back key technology regulations.
52% : While the American side has been pushing Europe to pare back its digital regulations for months -- a call Lutnick reiterated on Monday -- European leaders have resisted on key points, especially regarding their policing of speech on large social media platforms.
51% : " Ahead of the meeting, a senior Trump administration official said that the Americans aimed to address issues that hadn't been fully resolved, including challenges related to digital services taxes, discrimination against U.S. companies and pharmaceutical pricing.
50% : "We're here to just take stock of that progress," said Greer, who was speaking from outside the European Union buildings in Brussels.
50% : She also ran through a recent EU proposal to slash AI and data protection rules in the hopes of reducing bureaucracy.
47% : The European Union has put forward legislation that would cut tariffs on U.S. industrial goods and some agricultural exports as part of its side of the trade deal.
44% : At a midday briefing, a commission spokesperson reiterated the bloc's stance that it would not negotiate its tech and tax rules as part of trade talks with the US.

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