EU pushes back as US revives trade pressure on bloc
The EU pushed back Friday at renewed trade pressure from the United States, as Washington said the bloc was enabling Chinese evasion of US tariffs and stepped up calls for it to roll back flagship green rules on businesses.
On Friday, the European Union responded to renewed trade pressure from the United States, which accused the bloc of enabling Chinese evasion of US tariffs and demanded it roll back green rules on businesses. US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder urged the EU to align its environmental and human rights supply chain standards with the EU-US trade deal, outlining concerns in a US government document.
The EU spokesperson, however, stated that the EU's rules framework and regulatory autonomy were "not up for negotiation." The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, which aim to mitigate adverse human rights and environmental impacts in supply chains, have been criticized for their extraterritorial reach and costly obligations.
The US also highlighted the EU's carbon border tax, CBAM, as a form of tariff, while the EU defended its AI-driven efforts to detect illegal practices in customs.
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