Published: March 25th, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The itinerary of Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič this week says a lot about the EU’s current search for itself in the geopolitical turmoil. From Washington, it’s straight to Beijing. In the US capital, Šefčovič met Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Donald Trump’s economic policy advisor Kevin Hassett for negotiations.