EU officials expect Lighthizer to push Europe to open up its protected agricultural market to US exports, but they hope by not including the auto industry they will give him less leverage on that issue, said the newspaper.
In that sense, the Commission's proposal for launching talks on increasing U.S. access to a European import quota for hormone-free beef should be seen as an olive branch to some of the American demands on agriculture.
In its proposal to the European Council on Monday, the Commission suggests to allocate to the U.S. a part of the existing quota that is also available to exporters from other countries.
"By taking this step, we are also contributing to ease tensions across the Atlantic, in line with the agreement reached by President Juncker in July," said Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan.
EU officials hope this will avoid inciting Trump into taking precipitous action like the 25 percent tariff on autos he threatened a few months ago, said the Handelsblatt in the report.
But Lighthizer takes off from Washington under a cloudy sky, as U.S. trade gap with the EU hit new record, which runs contrary to the stated goals of Trump's multi-front trade confrontations.
Analysts feared that the high deficit could rekindle Trump's ire about how his country is treated by its trading partners, including the EU, and prompt him to take bold actions on tariffs.
However, not all Europeans are willing to appease the U.S.
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