US seeks long-term trade negotiations with EU, says Vance

U.S. Vice President JD Vance meets with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, Sunday, May 18, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS

ROME (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday, and said he hoped their encounter would help move forward trade talks between the EU and the United States.

Von der Leyen later said she was confident a solution to transatlantic trade tensions could be found.