“It was a good phone call in which the talks were agreed to continue,” the Commission spokesman Paola Pinos said at today’s press conference when asked about the telephone communication of US President Donald Trump with European Commission President Ur. Ms Pinn referred to the negotiations between the two sides, saying that “they are complex and it takes time. The good thing is that there is a commitment to the conversations. “

The Commission’s spokesman for Commerce of Commerce of Allf Gill declined to make a statement about the dissatisfaction that Mr Trump expressed on the pace of negotiations, stating that he wants to increase the tariffs 50% in the European Union. As Mr Alff said, “Friday (Mr Trump’s day) is in the past, we are focusing on good talks such as today’s European Commissioner Maro Sefkovic and Howard Lutnik, US Secretary of Commerce, which will take place today.” According to him, the EU has set the zero mutual duties on the table, while continuing to work for countermeasures. Concerning the date of July 6, the US side set, as a deadline, Mr Alff told reporters that this was related to the 90 days that the European duties have been frozen, however, stressing that the date was decided by the US.