Brussels ‘Urgently’ Asks EU Companies About US Exposure as Trade War Deadline Nears

The EU is "tightening ranks" and preparing to negotiate tough terms to end the "trade war" with the US, in the context in which Donald Trump announced that he is postponing the application of 50% tariffs on imports from the European Union, offering a new deadline, July 9, to complete trade negotiations. Testing its strength, Brussels now wants to obtain the latest data on the scale of EU investments in America, before the deadline given by Trump…

Brussels ‘urgently’ asks EU companies about US exposure as trade war deadline nears

Testing the strength of its hand, Brussels wants the latest data on the scale of EU investments in America ahead of crunch talks with the Trump administration.

At the beginning of the year, many economists had expected a slight recovery in the economy. However, US President Donald Trump’s erratic tariff policy has significantly worsened the outlook for export-strong German industry. Despite glimmers of hope at the beginning of the year, the German economy is now facing a third consecutive year without growth in 2025 – something never before seen in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. By Joa…

The president of the European Commission is looking for solutions to the tariff tension with the US.Read more The European Union and the trade war: a road to negotiation in News.es.

Brussels Races To Gather Intel as Trade War Fears Grow

The  European Commission is pressing European Union-based companies for details of their U.S. investment plans, reports suggest. The hasty queries—based on EU officials contacting nearby CEOs and corporate investors—stem from the fear of a pending tariff-based trade war.Such information would be key to Eurocrats readying themselves for trade talks with Washington. Insiders suggest that some German companies are losing interest in U.S. investment…

Will the EU and the US reach an agreement on tariffs by July 9?