US Trade Chief Criticizes EU, India as Negotiations Drag On

December 19, 2025, 2:40 PM UTC

President Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator critiqued the practices of two key US partners, the European Union and India, signaling that contentious talks are set to spill into the new year.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he discussed EU regulation of American tech companies on Thursday with the bloc’s trade commissioner, Maros Sefcovic, and reinforced “strong concerns” that the measures are discriminatory against US companies.

He also said negotiations with India that began earlier this year still haven’t resulted in an agreement — noting that the US had concluded deals with a slew of other partners, ...

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