Brussels, 2 May (LaPresse) – ‘At the moment no formal offer has been made to the United States’. This was stated by European Commission spokesman Olof Gill at the daily press briefing in response to a question on press rumours that Brussels would be ready to increase its purchases of US goods by 50 billion euros. ‘So far we have discussed the areas where we believe we can potentially reach an agreement,’ he added. ‘Therefore, we must firmly emphasise that we are fully involved in our discussions with the United States and that a negotiated solution remains our clear and preferred outcome. We will not comment in detail on the current negotiations, but we are absolutely committed to finding mutually beneficial agreements with the US'.