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Siamo pronti a discutere le regole digitali con gli Stati Uniti, ma non possiamo cancellare le regole", ha dichiarato il capo del commercio dell'UE.
Dopo mesi di pressioni da parte degli Stati Uniti, il commissario europeo per il commercio Maroš Šefčovič ha dichiarato a Euronews che Bruxelles ha accettato di aprire un "dialogo digitale" con Washington. Tuttavia, i dazi statunitensi sull'acciaio e sull'alluminio dell'UE permangono.
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Dopo mesi di pressioni da parte degli Stati Uniti, il commissario europeo per il commercio Maroš Šefčovič ha dichiarato a Euronews che Bruxelles ha accettato di aprire un "dialogo digitale" con Washington. Tuttavia, i dazi statunitensi sull'acciaio e sull'alluminio dell'UE permangono.
ALTRE INFORMAZIONI : http://it.euronews.com/2026/04/30/capo-commercio-ue-pronti-a-discutere-regole-digitali-con-gli-usa-ma-senza-cancellarle
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04:43taxes and also penalties on U.S. digital companies operating in Europe, did you make it clear
04:48that there is no connection? Did they once again push you to say they want to see a watered-down
04:53legislation on digital services? How did this conversation go? Because they do make a link.
04:58I think that from our perspective it's very clear that if it comes to digital sovereignty
05:05it's for us to decide. So you will not give anything? We cannot give anything what concerns
05:13our legislation, but we are ready to talk, to explain, and I think what we both need is a
05:19digital dialogue. So I'm also discussing with my colleagues who have direct responsibility for
05:24this matter, be it Executive Vice President Rivera or Executive Vice President Virkunen, because in
05:30many aspects, again, we have a very common task. What do we want and what do we don't want that
05:38would appear on the screens for our children? What kind of content? Content we are absolutely
05:43sure that it shouldn't appear in any computer and how we want to make sure that we would have a
05:49fair
05:49competition among the operators on the digital market. So there is a lot of things to discuss
05:56and I think that in the past we had a quite good experience with Trade and Technological Council
06:04and I believe that we would need some kind of alternative when we can have these high-level
06:09political discussions on all sectors. So that's a very interesting point because the
06:12Tag and Trade Council was precisely designed to talk about these topics. Are you suggesting that
06:17the format perhaps is no longer fit for the Trump administration? Maybe a new format could be needed?
06:23That's my, I would say, personal view, because when we've been brainstorming how to, you know,
06:29push our relationship forward. I mean, for us, the Joint Statement is a platform. Therefore, I believe
06:34that both of us, we have to deliver on our commitments. And based on this platform, I think we need
06:39to have a body where we can have, I would say, this discussion as between the biggest trading partners and
06:48closest allies, because in many of the areas we have very similar concerns and similar worries. And I
06:53think this is what we would need. I know that what I heard from the US side was they just
06:59want to
06:59avoid to have some kind of formal structure which they would describe as a talking show. They would
07:04they would like to have a structure which would really lead to the discussion on different levels
07:10and could bring really, I would say, results which should be good for both of us. So the US is
07:14saying
07:15the tech and trade, they rather prefer direct bilateral talks, not in a very structural format.
07:20I don't think that that we are we are in that level of discussion yet. We were just, you know,
07:26looking how this could be shared. But we see that our trade and cooperation is so diverse that
07:33clearly you need, you know, the regular discussion on the irritants which are coming from the both sides,
07:42on the challenges we are ahead of sight, and also where we can charge to the cooperation for the,
07:47you know, for the next for the next period.
07:49And now I want to talk about China, because this week, the Chinese trade ministry came out
07:55with a statement, guns blazing almost, saying that some of the proposals that the EU and the
08:00Commission have put forward, certainly when it comes to the European industry and made in Europe,
08:04are targeting China and they are discriminating Chinese companies. If they do not get addressed their
08:10concerns, they threaten now countermeasures. Are we heading into a trade war with the Chinese?
08:15We are not interested in any trade wars. And I made it clear from the, from the day one,
08:19and I engaged from the day one with our Chinese counterparts. I was in Beijing, we had a meeting
08:25with Vice Prime Minister Helifeng, and I'm in regular contact with my counterpart, Van Guentao,
08:30and I was passing very consistently the same message. We cannot have a trade deficit 1 billion
08:38euros a day. We cannot have deficit 360 billion a year. It's simply unsustainable.
08:44Which is not improving. It's getting worse.
08:46It's not improving, it's getting worse. I have, of course, very strong economic and political reaction
08:51stemming from that. We just have to also completely reform also how our customs unit is operating,
08:58because between 2020 and 2026, we went from one to six billion parcels coming from, uh, from,
09:05from China with all the results, uh, when you really control the content of the parcels,
09:11which are publicly available. So what I want is to have a constructive engagement with my Chinese
09:16counterparts. How are you going to deal with this challenge? Because I believe that also understand
09:20that this is not sustainable. I think there are very strong industrial policies in China.
09:25you have the same, uh, in US, in Canada, in Japan, in Korea. So nobody, I mean,
09:30should be surprised that European Union, especially if it comes to the public money and public funds,
09:35want also to, uh, be, uh, promoting. But I wonder when the Chinese say the EU should not underestimate
09:41China's resolve to protect the legitimate interests of Chinese companies, and it could put forward measures
09:49to counteract those same proposals. Is that a threat? I think, uh, uh, clearly, uh, what is very important
09:56here is to avoid threats and to have, uh, constructive engagement. Do you like that tone when they put out
10:02a statement like that? Is that acceptable to you to immediately go into countermeasures? I think that, uh,
10:08uh, I think we, as a, uh, let's say trade ministers and trade commissioners, we have a huge responsibility
10:16in, in front of our, uh, uh, economic operators. Therefore, I think what we need is indeed strategic
10:23patience, uh, lots of courage to deal with, uh, with the difficult issues because the war is easy to
10:28declare, but it's very difficult, uh, to stop. And therefore, I think, uh, uh, what we need
10:34is to have regular structured, uh, talk also with China. Therefore, I invited, uh, also Chinese foreign
10:40minister to visit Brussels because I think that we need really to have very thorough assessment.
10:45Um, what is the current situation and what is, uh, the, the plans for the future? Because I think
10:52that, uh, also from their perspective, it's clear that we, we cannot have this space of growing trade
10:57deficit with China because that would be simply politically and economically not feasible. But they
11:01don't seem to want to address it, at least not at speed. But I wonder there is a pattern now
11:06in
11:06which every time the European union tries to put forward measures to become stronger, to revive its
11:11industrial base, to become more sovereign in a very tough global environment, immediately there's a
11:17pattern of threats, potential retaliation coming from China. Can you work like this? I think I would
11:24definitely, uh, prefer, you know, to, uh, solve, uh, our problems, uh, before we are, uh, resorting to
11:32these measures. And I would just, uh, also, uh, invite, as I did, uh, uh, some of our Chinese
11:37counterparts, uh, uh, to compare, uh, our policies to the policies, how they treat European businesses and
11:45how they treat, uh, the, uh, you know, the, the European companies in China. And, and that's very
11:51consistent, uh, message which we from the EU are passing over for the, for the, for the years.
11:57So I think that now we, we are entering, I would say that the level where we really need, uh,
12:02to,
12:02to adopt the, the concrete measures because today we are in such a fast, uh, pacing world that in one
12:08year you can lose the whole industry. And therefore I think that there is a resolve from the European
12:12member states to do much more, uh, to protect the jobs, to protect the businesses, to protect the
12:18economic performance in the European Union. And it's just pretty natural. And you see it in,
12:21in all other countries in the world. And China clearly is turbocharging its companies through
12:25a very aggressive state subsidy policy. That is, that is a, a reality to have you considered,
12:29maybe even prepare it to say, if this continues, we're going to have to wait measures such as the
12:35anti-coercion tool. I think that, uh, we never kind of, uh, threaten, uh, our, uh, partners.
12:42We definitely don't do it in the, in the, in the media. We are really discussing the, uh, issues
12:49on the topic by the topic basis. And I believe there is a host of other things how we can,
12:53uh,
12:54deal with the issue. Of course, it, uh, requires- But would you say the way that you said it,
12:59uh,
12:59with regards to the U.S. at the start of the year, that this was something the EU would not
13:02hesitate
13:02if its interests are threatened, uh, fundamentally to use, would you apply that kind of criteria on China too?
13:08I think that, of course, we, that's very clear. I mean, uh, that, uh, and, uh, we've been, uh, uh,
13:13I would say crystal clear about that, uh, that, uh, uh, we would fight the tooth and nail for every
13:18European job, for a European company, for every European sector, if we see that they are treated
13:22unfairly. That's, that's our job. And, and therefore, uh, we have the international rules. Therefore,
13:28we have very, uh, clear provisions how the subsidies, uh, should be offered. And therefore, uh, our key topics
13:34for the reform of WTO was to restore level playing field and to reflect how the situation
13:42in geoeconomics has shifted from 1995, uh, until, uh, 2026. What has changed? What is the political
13:51and economic weight of, uh, several countries? And this has to be factored in because we cannot stay
13:56the last, the large, super open economy, uh, where some countries are taking advantage of. You've been all
14:02around the world cutting trade deals and the clear mandate for you now is to reach out to the world
14:06and make more deals. So, well, obviously I'm a journalist. I would love to know who comes next.
14:12Uh, but tell us about the pipeline. Yeah, I think that, uh, if you, if you look at, uh, uh,
14:17I would say the oral strategy is, uh, uh, actually I can put it in a few words. We want
14:22to stabilize our
14:23relationship with us, rebalance our trade with China and open new market access, uh, for our companies
14:29throughout the world. So we concluded, uh, the agreement with India, with Mercosur, with, uh,
14:35with Indonesia, with Australia. And I hope that all of these deals would enter into force, uh,
14:40uh, uh, this year, tomorrow we are starting provision. On India, is there any progress,
14:44any update? The Indians seem to be very keen on getting this done. Yeah. We, we want all the deals,
14:49which we agreed upon, uh, to make sure that we would complete our, uh, ratification, uh, process this
14:55year. Of course, it's a big discussion, uh, in Europe. And that means before the summer? No,
14:59I, I think that we would need until the, until the end of the year. The end of the year.
15:03Because
15:03of our linguistic versions, legal scrubbing and all, I would say the procedural steps. The most
15:08important thing is that deals are done. We just need to make sure that they, we are not losing any
15:12more opportunities because of our legal procedures to, to get them officially approved and ratified.
15:17You've been asking what, what's next. Uh, so, uh, we are progressing very well with Philippines.
15:22So, I hope that this can be done, uh, also this year. And, uh, the next year, we, we have
15:28high
15:28hopes, uh, for making significant progress, uh, with, uh, Thailand and Malaysia. So, that would cover,
15:34I would say, almost all region of ASEAN. And, uh, of course, especially after the last week when the
15:41GCC country has been invited to the European Council, I want, uh, to use this new, uh, political
15:46momentum and dynamic to advance with the UAE. And, uh, we are also looking with the GCC,
15:52if we can relaunch the, the, the trade talks with the whole region, which, uh, been on the
15:58table for more than, uh, 30 years. So, the Philippines, you're hoping that this gets done,
16:03uh, this year? We hope, yeah. I think that there are all ingredients on the table that we can conclude
16:09the negotiation with Philippines this year. That's, that's the goal. It's very difficult to give you the
16:13more precise timetable because it also depends on political events and political availability
16:18of all actors who are involved in these negotiations. But that's, that's, that's the ideal plan.
16:23When it comes to the GCC, uh, it's clear, and they have been very open about this,
16:26that they see momentum and they want to make this deal, uh, to, however, do you see this as a
16:32deal
16:33as GCC in full? Or are you now looking at bilateral deals among GCC countries because it's going to be
16:39easier?
16:40I think that, uh, um, not only us, but also, uh, for example, UAE, and I have to say some
16:46other, uh, countries
16:47from the regions, uh, kind of, uh, felt like, like who else? Um, I think what, what we heard that
16:53also,
16:54uh, Oman and, uh, and, and others that, uh, if there, if there will be no kind of, uh, chance
17:01to kind
17:02of revive and, and bring some, I would say momentum on the region to region negotiations,
17:08that they would be ready to go on bilateral basis. But the, the, the biggest progress so far we have
17:13met, uh, we have made with the UAE. I mean, we had several rounds of, uh, negotiations. Now we go
17:19through the, uh, the most, uh, uh, difficult, uh, difficult chapters, but we've been very clear from
17:24the, from the beginning that we do not see it as a, as a separate deal. We see this one
17:28of the building
17:29blocks, uh, of the, of the whole region to region progress. And we see, especially also these days,
17:35that our economy is actually very complimentary. So I think it would be a, uh, a good deal for,
17:39for both, both of us, but we, we, we have to kind of, uh, uh, uh, make the progress on,
17:44uh, some of the,
17:45some of the issues which, uh, are difficult, uh, and they are the reason why the negotiation takes
17:51such a long time. And just lastly, uh, your colleagues have been veyant. You put out a statement,
17:56with a tweet in this age, uh, where you said, uh, it had been fantastic to work with her and
18:00you
18:00really paid a tribute to the work that she did with you and for DG trade. And in all of
18:04these
18:04very complex deals, which are fundamentally very difficult, uh, to get done. But of course,
18:09this is Brussels and people like to talk. And one of the theories that going around is that
18:14she may have paid a price for being critical about the U S EU deal, which of course she said
18:20was not quite a negotiation. Is there any truth to that?
18:24I think that you describe Brussels very nice, that the people here like to talk, you know,
18:28we, we go with, uh, Sabine Vyan a long way because we've been dealing together. She was very
18:32instrumental in, uh, I would say getting Brexit done. So I was, uh, and I'm still responsible for,
18:38uh, for this relationship. So I know how much she did in that regard and, and, and look at the
18:43results.
18:44I mean, we wouldn't achieve, uh, such a impressive results over the last year and a half, uh,
18:50if it wouldn't be, I mean, working extremely well together with the director general. So he's,
18:54uh, he's a brilliant, uh, uh, tactician, excellent technician. He, she has a huge, huge expertise.
19:02And of course, I mean, we are there to make the best possible choices. So you discuss,
19:09you ponder, you look for different options, but once we agreed up on something, we've been really
19:13working together. And, uh, she was very instrumental in all these deals, including
19:20in, uh, working on, uh, the deal with us. And then of course, on all the implementation,
19:24which was, which was not easy feed. So I just really would like to, I just really would like
19:29to, to thank her. And I think the institutions did it because she really, uh, provided exemplary
19:35and excellent service to the European union and to the, to the European services and to the commission.
19:40And there is life after the commission. Sometimes it seems in Brussels, there isn't,
19:44but there is a world out there. So commissioner, absolutely. Well, thank you very much.
19:48My vibe reminds me of that very often. I can tell you.
19:51Keep it in mind. Commissioner. Thank you very much.
19:54Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you for having me.
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