This is striking because the U.S. is asking European companies to abide by the WTO definition of subsidies regarding grants to Europe's civil aircraft sector, |
This meeting has certainly cleared the air and cleared up the question marks over the Commission's recent actions and it allows us to go further into the negotiations in a united way. |
To do it, we need political engagement by all governments and the courage to negotiate - really negotiate - in the realms of the possible rather than hiding behind high-sounding but unrealistic demands. |
Trade and investment relations between Russia and the EU are strengthening all the time, ... Our job is to make those relations as easy as possible, to remove unnecessary barriers. |
Unfortunately, they seem to be dragging a number of Republicans down behind them, |
We are going to stick to our position. |
We are rapidly approaching the choke point where the different pieces either fall together or fall apart, |
We are sharing these ideas more intensely and they are better ideas than they have been in the past, |
We are strongly committed to bringing everything together for Hong Kong, including for agriculture, |
We are taking another step towards the full implementation of the Good Friday agreement and putting in place the framework for real partnership and cooperation, |
We call it a one-sided bargain. |
We can't be expected to make a further offer in agriculture in order to pay to keep others at the negotiating table. Europe is willing to give more than it has offered, but it is not prepared to ask for nothing in return. |
We count on a constructive approach from our trading partners. |
We had to make an offer, ... I don't want to be put on the defensive without having anything to offer. |
We have a range of difficulties, and all of them we're going to address when I meet the Irish Foreign Minister later today. |