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    Home - China - Donald Trump says US and EU have agreed to postpone tariffs

    Donald Trump says US and EU have agreed to postpone tariffs

    Donald Trump says US and EU have agreed to postpone tariffs

    Donald Trump says US and EU have agreed to postpone tariffs

    • WTX News Editor
    • May 26, 2025
    • 12:14 am
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    • Donald Trump announced the postponement of tariffs on EU goods until 9 July as part of ongoing trade negotiations with the European Union, following a request from Ursula von der Leyen.

    • The US president had previously threatened to impose a 50% tariff on EU imports, heightening concerns over a potential trade war, but has since agreed to extend the deadline for talks.

    • EU officials responded to Trump’s tariff threats by insisting that trade relations should be based on mutual respect rather than intimidation, emphasising their readiness to defend EU interests.

    Donald Trump says US and EU have agreed to postpone tariffs | World News

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    Donald Trump says the US and the EU have agreed to postpone the imposition of tariffs until July, as they attempt to negotiate a trade deal.

    It comes after the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said in a post on social media site X that she had spoken to Mr Trump and expressed that they needed until 9 July to “reach a good deal”.

    President Trump had threatened earlier this week to impose 50% tariffs on goods entering the US from the EU from next month, with European leaders saying they were ready to respond.

    The US president reignited fears of a trade war between the two powers when he said talks were “going nowhere”.

    Speaking in New Jersey before boarding Air Force One for Washington DC, Mr Trump told reporters that Ms Von der Leyen “just called me… and she asked for an extension in the June 1st date. And she said she wants to get down to serious negotiation”.

    “We had a very nice call and I agreed to move it. I believe July 9th would be the date. That was the date she requested. She said we will rapidly get together and see if we can work something out,” the US president added.

    On his so-called “liberation day” last month, Mr Trump unleashed tariffs on many of America’s trade partners. But since then he’s backed down in a spiralling tit-for-tat tariff face-off with China, and struck a deal with the UK.

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    Much of his most incendiary rhetoric on trade has been directed at Brussels, though, even going as far as to claim the EU was created to rip the US off.

    Responding to his 50% tariff threat, EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said: “EU-US trade is unmatched and must be guided by mutual respect, not threats.

    “We stand ready to defend our interests.”

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