US, EU Officials Hold Talks to Advance Trade Deal, Critical Minerals Cooperation

This week, the European Parliament voted on a plan to implement the U.S.-EU trade deal reached last summer.

European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič attends a press conference at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 7, 2026. Omar Havana/Getty Images

European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced a productive meeting during the World Trade Organization’s ministerial meeting in Cameroon on March 28, and Šefčovič is seeking an opportunity to visit the United States to continue advancing trade relations.

Trade talks between the two countries will continue beyond March, Swiss President Guy Parmelin said.