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Free trade with the US: opportunity or threat?

The accord between Presidents Trump and Juncker to aim for free US/EU trade in non-auto industrial goods poses a minor threat to some EU sectors, including chemicals and plastics. But existing tariffs are low and the differences between them are even smaller. The biggest benefit for the EU would be if an agreement on these goods eradicated the threat of bigger tariffs on vehicles or agricultural products.

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