"The interest of the delegation of President Junker is not to increase tensions, but hopefully to find some common grounds for the future development of the world trade system, assuming that a dialogue with the Trump administration might become easier after the November U.S. mid-term elections," he said.

He stressed that Trump's "America First" policy, which intends to replace the rule-based international system by increased national competition and bilateral agreements, is against the policy orientation of the EU, a strong supporter of the international world trade system and international agreements.

As long as the U.S. government is following protectionist policies, the EU has to look for other partners to defend an open international economy, he noted.

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