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Capo commercio UE: pronti a discutere regole digitali con gli USA, ma senza cancellarle
Dopo mesi di pressioni Usa, il commissario Ue al Commercio Maroš Šefčovič ha detto a Euronews che Bruxelles aprirà un «dialogo digitale» con Washington, ma restano i dazi Usa su acciaio e alluminio europei.
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Dopo mesi di pressioni Usa, il commissario Ue al Commercio Maroš Šefčovič ha detto a Euronews che Bruxelles aprirà un «dialogo digitale» con Washington, ma restano i dazi Usa su acciaio e alluminio europei.
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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