EU Official Says Europeans Eager to Sort Out Details of US Deal, Get Down to Business

Lawmakers from 44 nations lobby businesses and state legislators for trade pacts, tariff relief, immigration concessions at annual legislative summit.

The European Union ‘Coffee House’ was among more than 140 exhibits at Boston’s Thomas Michael Menino Convention & Exhibition Center during the Aug. 4-6 National Conference of State Legislatures’ 2025 Legislative Summit attended by 9,000, including nearly 2,000 state lawmakers and legislative staff. John Haughey/The Epoch Times

BOSTON—While the European Union’s 27 member nations are still “sorting out the details” of the July 27 framework trade deal between EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and U.S. President Donald Trump, most European businesses are eager to expand the world’s biggest bilateral trade and investment relationship, according to a key union representative.

“We feel very good about the framework agreement,” Deputy EU Ambassador to the United States Ruth Bajada said during the final day of the Aug. 4–6 National Conference of State Legislatures’ 2025 Legislative Summit in Boston’s Thomas Michael Menino Convention & Exhibition Center.