U.S. Should Distance From Trump-Era Trade, Key EU Official Says

The Biden administration should take a different approach to trade than that of its predecessor to help improve the U.S. economy, a key European Commission trade official said.

The new U.S. government should “distance themselves clearly from the previous administration, which tried to negotiate rules bilaterally and enforce them unilaterally at great cost to the U.S. economy,” Director General for Trade Sabine Weyand said in a virtual discussion Tuesday. “I think this recognition of economic reality would already be a good starting point.”

“What we need to see is a clear sense of engagement and the recognition that you need ...