Lutnick Says More ‘Horse Trading' Ahead With EU on Pact Details
'Do I expect to continue to be talking to the European Commission's trade people? Yeah, they called me this morning to talk about, what are other things to talk about, digital services, taxes and the attack on our tech companies — that is going to be on the table,' Lutnick said in a Tuesday interview on CNBC.
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