© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai
testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington,
U.S., May 12, 2021. Susan Walsh/Pool via REUTERS
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and her European
counterpart, Valdis Dombrovskis, agreed to speed up talks on global steel
issues, among other trade and economic topics raised at their meeting in
Washington, Tai's office said on Thursday.
The two
also discussed the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act and concerns about electric
vehicles as well as China's non-market practices related to industrial
subsidies, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in a statement
following their meeting.
Tai and
Dombrovskis "agreed to increase the pace of discussions about the global
steel arrangement," Tai's office said.
On autos,
the two asked their teams to increase engagement on the recently-passed
Inflation Reduction Act's impact on EVs, Tai's office said, adding that she
noted "that seriously combating the climate crisis will require increased
investments in clean energy technologies, as well as addressing supply chain
and security vulnerabilities."
Earlier,
her EU counterpart expressed concern about the "very broad"
provisions in the law while Tai said she was confident both sides could resolve
their concerns.
The
United States is scheduled to host another meeting of the U.S.-European Trade
and Technology Council before the end of the year, Tai said earlier.