Germany says its focus is on implementing EU-US trade deal

The German government expressed confidence that existing agreements with the US would be honoured, despite proposed new tariffs over concerns about forced labour in EU imports.


Reuters | Berlin | Updated: 03-06-2026 17:04 IST | Created: 03-06-2026 17:04 IST
Germany says its focus is on implementing EU-US trade deal

A ​German ‌government spokesperson said ​on Wednesday that ‌Berlin's focus was on implementing the existing EU-U.S. trade ‌agreement, expressing confidence that agreements ‌would be honoured.

The spokesperson was responding to ⁠questions ​during ⁠a press conference about the U.S. ⁠administration's proposed new ​tariffs of 10% on imports ⁠from the EU and ⁠other ​economies because they failed to curb trade ⁠in goods made with ⁠forced ⁠labour.

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