{"id":17188,"date":"2026-03-13T09:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/eu-will-respond-firmly-to-any-breach-of-eu-u-s-trade-agreement-spokesperson\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T09:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:30:20","slug":"eu-will-respond-firmly-to-any-breach-of-eu-u-s-trade-agreement-spokesperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/eu-will-respond-firmly-to-any-breach-of-eu-u-s-trade-agreement-spokesperson\/","title":{"rendered":"EU will &#8220;respond firmly&#8221; to any breach of EU-U.S. trade agreement: spokesperson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"image\"><figcaption><span>A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. (Xinhua\/Meng Dingbo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><strong>The European Commission vowed to respond firmly if the U.S. breaches commitments under the EU-U.S. trade deal, after Washington launched a Section 301 probe into 16 entities, including the EU.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>BRUSSELS, March 12 (Xinhua) &mdash; The European Commission said on Thursday it would respond &ldquo;firmly and proportionately&rdquo; to any breach of commitments under the European Union (EU)-U.S. trade deal, following Washington&rsquo;s launch of a Section 301 investigation into 16 economic entities, including the EU.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>European Commission Deputy Chief Spokesperson Olof Gill told a press briefing that the Commission would carefully review the details of the U.S. investigation and continue to ensure that the EU&rsquo;s interests are fully protected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gill added that the Commission would seek further clarification from Washington on how the Section 301 investigation would interact with the framework agreed under the EU-U.S. joint statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;The Commission will respond firmly and proportionately to any breach of the joint statement commitments,&rdquo; Gill said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Under the EU-U.S. trade deal reached in July last year, the EU agreed to eliminate tariffs on all U.S. industrial products and introduce tariff-rate quotas for a wide range of U.S. agri-food products entering the EU market. In return, Washington would set a 15-percent tariff ceiling on most EU goods exported to the United States. &nbsp;<\/span><span>&#9632;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><sub><\/sub><\/p>\n<div>EU will &ldquo;respond firmly&rdquo; to any breach of EU-U.S. trade agreement: spokesperson<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman talks through an iPhone at the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. (Xinhua\/Meng Dingbo) The European Commission vowed to respond firmly if the U.S. breaches commitments under the EU-U.S. trade deal, after Washington launched a Section 301 probe into 16 entities, including the EU. 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