European Union lawmakers are on track to give a green light -- with conditions -- Thursday to the bloc's tariff deal with US President Donald Trump, which Europe hopes to salvage while also racing to diversify its trade ties around the globe.
Brussels and Washington clinched the deal last summer that had set tariffs at 15 percent for most EU goods.
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