EU Trade Chief Weyand to Step Down Over Disagreement on US Trade Deal

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Gate News message, April 28 — Sabine Weyand, director-general of the European Commission’s trade directorate, is set to resign due to disagreements with her superiors over a trade agreement reached between the EU and the United States, according to reports from the UK on April 28.

Weyand has publicly objected to the accord, arguing that the trade deal struck with the U.S. last year does not comply with global trade rules.

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