US EditionEU trade negotiator says calls with US officials were ‘good’ after Trump extends tariff deadline
- U.S. President Donald Trump postponed the planned 50% tariff on imports from the European Union from June 1 to July 9, 2025, following discussions with Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Commission.
- Trump announced the tariff threat on May 23 due to difficult trade negotiations with the EU, which were described as going nowhere before the delay.
- The EU committed to fast-track trade negotiations with the U.S., with Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and Commission spokeswoman Paula Pinho confirming ongoing close contact and readiness to make a deal.
- The EU offered a "zero for zero" deal to remove tariffs on industrial goods, including automobiles, while the U.S. Insists on maintaining a 10% baseline tariff on most trading partners.
- The tariff delay aims to buy time for negotiations on a trade deal affecting a $1.8 trillion U.S.-EU trade relationship, but uncertainty remains over whether an agreement will be reached by the July 9 deadline.
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