MNI BRIEF: EU: Discussing "Areas" To Secure US Accord

The European Commission and the U.S. have began exploring “areas” in which the EC believes there is potential for agreement over trade, including possible increased European purchases of LNG and soybeans, EC spokesperson Olof Gill said on Friday.

"We need to really, really stress that we are fully engaged and a negotiated solution remains our clear and preferred outcome," Gill said.(See MNI: EU Countries See US Shift In Tone But Trade Deal Unlikely)