Merz urges EU to strike ‘quick, simple' tariff deal with United States
"It is better to achieve a quick and simple solution than a lengthy and complicated one that remains in the negotiation stage for months," Merz said in Berlin, at a time when EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic is in Washington seeking to seal an agreement.
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