Washington/Brussels, Feb. 20 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump has warned the European union that it could face retaliatory measures if new procurement rules restrict access for American defence manufacturers to the European market, according to Politico.
The outlet - citing written remarks in a US report submitted to the European Commission, submitted as part of the Commission's consultation on updating the EU's 2009 defence procurement directive, quoted Washington as stating that it "strongly opposes any changes . that would limit US industry's ability to support or otherwise participate in EU member state national defence procurements."The document, co-signed by the US State Department and the Pentagon, argues that prot...