EU parliament committee backs start of trade tariff talks with United States

FILE PHOTO: Members of the European Parliament take part in a voting session in Strasbourg, France, February 13, 2019. Picture taken with a fisheye lens. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler - Copyright VINCENT KESSLER(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 19/02/2019 - 11:34•Updated 24/04/2024 - 19:40

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU lawmakers voted on Tuesday narrowly in favour of the European Union starting negotiations with the United States on a deal to lower tariffs on industrial goods.

The European Parliament's international trade committee voted by 21 to 17 on a resolution encouraging the 28 EU countries to back negotiating mandates put forward by the European Commission.

The resolution, which will go to a vote by the full chamber in March, is not binding, but has a bearing on possible talks with the United States, given that the parliament would have to approve any deal agreed.

(Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop; editing by John Stonestreet)

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