Audiovisual Service - EC Midday press briefing of 30/10/2026

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ANNOUNCEMENT - President’s agenda for next week

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ANNOUNCEMENT - PreparEU Advisory Group on European Disaster Preparedness

Recorded cutaways

ENERGY - Methane regulation: Q&A

ENERGY - Implementation report: Q&A

TRADE - Negotiations between German car companies and the US on tariffs: Q&A

DIGITAL POLICY / KIDS Act - Children safety online / Austria: Q&A

FOREIGN AFFAIRS - EU sanctions against Russia / US-Russia diesel deal : Q&A

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS - EU-Canada relation: Q&A

FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Algeria / Niger: Q&A

TAXATION - Special taxes in Hungary: Q&A

PRESS FREEDOM - Novaya Gazeta: Q&A

WAR IN UKRAINE - Peace negotiations: Q&A

EC Midday press briefing of 30/10/2026

TRADE - Negotiations between German car companies and the US on tariffs: Q&A

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Hi, thank you.

It's a question about the car deal negotiated by Volkswagen with the US government and that apparently will also apply to all other German car makers.

My question is,

the Commission informed about these negotiations that were done by the CEOs of German car companies with the US government to lower the effective tariff rate of the US on German cars?

And, do you have any comments on that,

on those deals that will basically mean that they get lower tariffs if they produce more in the US leading to jobs moving from Europe to the US.

Thank you, Jacob, I think I saw some reporting in that sense.

Indeed, we do not have comments to offer at this stage,

but we'll get back to you on this.