US EditionEU will delay planned U.S. tariffs for six months to allow for trade talks
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, AUG 4 – The EU delays countermeasures on $93 billion in US goods to allow negotiation despite unresolved disputes over US tariff cuts on European cars, officials said.
- The European Union will postpone its two packages of countermeasures to U.S. tariffs for six months following a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, a Commission spokesperson stated on Monday.
- The agreement leaves many questions open, including tariff rates on spirits, and Trump's recent executive order set tariffs on most EU goods at 15 percent without exceptions for cars.
- EU officials have said they expect more executive orders to follow soon regarding tariffs.
- The Commission will take the necessary steps to suspend by six months the EU's countermeasures against the U.S., which were due to enter into force on 7 August.
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The European Union will suspend the planned countermeasures against US tariffs for six months, which were due to enter into force this week, reported CNBC. "On July 27, 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald J. Trump reached an agreement on tariffs and trade," declared the European Commission's Trade Spokesperson in a statement. The spokesman stressed that the agreement restores stability and predictabil…
The EU is now waiting for countermeasures against US tariffs.
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