Europe Renews Push to Slash Global Tariffs on Medical Goods

  • EU commerce ministers to weigh trade-boosting steps on June 9
  • European Commission outlines options in a policy paper
Photographer: Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg
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The European Union is pressing for a global deal to eliminate tariffs on pharmaceuticals and medical supplies in an effort to guard against the kind of supply-chain shock triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.