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READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with European Commission Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis

Earlier today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with European Commission Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis. Secretary Yellen emphasized the importance of the transatlantic partnership and conveyed her intention to deepen U.S.-European cooperation on key policy challenges, including ending the pandemic, supporting a strong global economic recovery, fighting income inequality, and forcefully addressing the threat of climate change. The Secretary committed to re-engage actively in the ongoing OECD discussions on international taxation to forge a timely international accord, and to seek solutions to key bilateral trade issues.

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