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Efforts to resolve a simmering dispute between Europe and the United States over electric vehicle subsidies stemming from President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act suffered a blow Friday when a top EU official pulled out of talks scheduled for Monday.
Thierry Breton, the official responsible for the EU’s vast internal market, will not participate in a meeting of the EU-US Trade and Tech Council because not enough time has been scheduled to discuss EU concerns, a close aide told CNN on Friday. The source spoke on condition of anonymity, citing local professional norms.
The United States and European Union established the council in June last year as a forum for discussing new technology and trade.
“[Monday’s agenda] no longer gives sufficient space to issues of concern to many European…
