EU, US extend truce in Airbus-Boeing dispute
15 June 2021 |
4:53 pm
The row — one of the longest-running in WTO history — saw the trans-Atlantic allies impose billions of dollars in tariffs. The deal eases a major point of tension between Brussels and Washington, for now.
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