Cecilia Malmstrom
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved an accord with Japan that has been dubbed the world's biggest trade deal.
The European Union and Japan urged the United States on Saturday to grant them exemptions from metal import tariffs.
The European Union is rallying over 50 countries to stop the trade of products used for torture or the death penalty.
The European Union's top trade official said Saturday that a Japan-EU free trade deal was "almost there."