By Emre Peker 

BRUSSELS -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Wednesday that President Trump wants quick results from trade talks with the European Union and warned that progress was unsatisfactory.

"We really need tangible progress, our president's patience is not unlimited," Mr. Ross said during a press briefing in Brussels, a day after meeting European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom in the EU's capital.

The critique by a top White House official raises the risk of U.S. tariffs on European car exporters, less than three months after Mr. Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed to slash tariffs and regulatory barriers to trade.

Mr. Ross also criticized Ms. Malmstrom for saying the U.S. was delaying negotiations on the framework for a trade deal and not showing any interest. The U.S. envoy to the EU, Gordon Sondland, who accompanied Mr. Ross at his meetings in Brussels, said it was the EU that was slowing down progress.

"They're not moving at all because of the complete intransigence by her team in engaging in any meaningful way on any of the issues we discussed, " Mr. Sondland said.

Write to Emre Peker at emre.peker@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 17, 2018 12:18 ET (16:18 GMT)