U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen inked the establishment of a new EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council, pledging to foster greater synergies in areas including artificial intelligence, green technology and security. However, talks this week did not break the deadlock on the key issue of establishing a new trans-Atlantic data transfer accord, though European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders suggested an agreement may come later this year. Journalist Samuel Stolton has the details. 
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