The United States decided to defy the WTO system by introducing a form of sanctions which has no WTO authorization whatsoever, ... What the United States has done is therefore unacceptable and unlawful.
It cannot be right to jeopardize relations between the EU and United States because you get an answer a few weeks after the time you want it,
My message to the United States is a simple one: use the WTO system, but do not expect us to bend it to suit a timetable that you are seeking to impose by means of illegal unilateral action,
We are still ready to negotiate. I urge the United States to take a broad view,