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Trump, European Union and trade deal

Trump administration and EU officials aim to clinch trade deal
Officials on both sides have expressed confidence that a deal will be reached before the July 9 deadline invoked by President Donald Trump.
Trump says he’s ‘not looking for a deal’ with the EU after threatening a 50% tariff
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union, citing a lack of progress in current trade negotiations.
Trump says EU not offering fair trade deal, Japan being 'tough' too
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Japan was being "tough" in trade talks and the European Union had not yet offered what he considered a fair deal, as a team led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stayed at the G7 meeting in Canada to keep working on trade issues after Trump's abrupt early departure.
These are the sticking points holding up a U.S.-EU trade deal
The U.S. and European Union are nearing the deadline for striking a deal on trade before tariffs come back into full effect.
Transcript: EU pushes a UK-style trade deal with the US
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘EU pushes a UK-style trade deal with the US’ Josh Gabert-Doyon Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Friday, June 20th and this is your FT News briefing.
EU looks for pointers in UK-US trade deal to reach agreement with Trump
Michael Clauss said governments in the bloc fear the economic consequences and risk of EU internal disagreement on taking countermeasures against the U.S.
Tariffs: German and French industry united on EU retaliation on aircraft sector
The German aerospace industry has told Euronews it is aligning with its French counterpart in supporting EU retaliatory ...
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What do consumers make of Trump's tariffs?
84% foresee rising prices for tech products, 75% for cars, with 43% and 32% respectively predicting significant increases.
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EU Officials Brace for 10% Baseline on U.S. Trade Tariffs
European officials face a hard stance from the U.S. with a 10% baseline on reciprocal tariffs in a potential trade agreement, ...
EU increasingly resigned to 10% baseline tariff in US trade talks, European sources say
European officials are increasingly resigned to a 10% rate on "reciprocal" tariffs being the baseline in any trade deal ...
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EU Reportedly Considers Accepting 10% Trump Tariffs To Avoid Higher Levies On Cars, Drugs, And More
The EU is considering accepting a flat 10% Trump tariffs deal on all European U.S. exports to avoid higher levies on cars, ...
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Tension Over Tariffs: U.S.-EU Trade Clashes Amid Global Alliances
The United States' confrontational trade approach towards Europe is linked to efforts to involve Russia internationally and ...
EU Open to Lowering Tariffs on US Fertilisers in Trade Talks
U.S. exports face the EU's standard tariffs of 5.5% on imports of ammonia, and 6.5% on nitrogen fertilisers, as well as an ...
EU too slow in staving off Donald Trump’s tariff war, says Jean-Claude Juncker
Former European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has criticised his successor, Ursula von der Leyen, for not engaging ...