US EditionThe Irish Independent’s View: Donald Trump’s Tariff Threats Serve No One, but They Come with a Cost
- On May 27, 2025, US President Donald Trump postponed planned 50% tariffs on EU imports, originally set to start June 1, affecting trade negotiations.
- The postponement followed turmoil and quick policy changes within 48 hours amid uncertainty about US demands, with the US being the EU’s largest export partner last year.
- The threatened tariffs targeted $281 billion in US-EU trade and caused concern among EU leaders who welcomed the brief pause to reduce instability.
- Neale Richmond, a junior minister speaking in Brussels, described the talks as focused on damage limitation, noting that "decisions of the US administration are beyond our control."
- The tariff delay offers a chance to restore stability, but uncertainty about US objectives and ongoing rhetoric suggest negotiations may continue to be difficult.
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The Irish Independent’s View: Donald Trump’s tariff threats serve no one, but they come with a cost
It’s nice to be nice, they tell us, but it’s imperative when there are hundreds of billions of euro on the line. And such were the stakes in the conversation US president Donald Trump had with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen during their “very nice call”.
Trump welcomed the deadline for trade agreement with the EU by 9 July, after he spoke with Von der Leyen. The President of the United States is critical of the lack of progress and threatens to impose rates of up to 50% on the EU.
The Trump administration shall, until 9 July, apply a 50% overall rate for EU imports after a discussion between President Donald Trump and the European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen, reports Reuters.
US President Donald Trump has agreed to a deadline of July 9 for postponing a 50 percent tariff on imports from the EU, proposed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. According to experts, the extension of the deadline is good news for the Czech and European economies, which will nevertheless look for other trading partners. One of them is expected to be India, which is bothered by the EU's overregulation.
Giorgia Meloni discussed with Trump and Ursula von der Leyen, in an attempt to detain relations between the US and the EU. Trump goes on to visit the Netherlands for the NATO summit from 24-25 June, a trip that could be an opportunity for discussions in front of the US President and EU leaders. Trump agreed to extend, at the request of Ursulai von der Leyen, the deadline for new tariffs. New 50% tariffs will enter into force on 9 July.
Donald Trump concluded that Ursula von der Leyen guaranteed that they would meet "fastly" to try to "solve something".
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