President Trump will meet Sunday in Scotland with the pinnacle of the European Fee, Ursula von der Leyen, for the 2 sides to debate commerce.
“Following name with @POTUS, now we have agreed to fulfill in Scotland on Sunday to debate transatlantic commerce relations, and the way we are able to preserve them robust,” von der Leyen posted on social platform X.
Trump, who shall be staying at his properties in Scotland till Tuesday, instructed reporters earlier Friday he put the probabilities of the U.S. reaching a commerce settlement with the European Union earlier than an Aug. 1 deadline at “50/50.”
“We’re working very diligently with Europe, the EU, which covers a lot of dirt, a lot of countries. And that’s the big one right now,” Trump mentioned.
Trump beforehand introduced the US would impose a 30 p.c tariff on items from the European Union starting Aug. 1. EU officers have warned they might impose countermeasures if the tariffs go into impact, setting off a broader commerce battle.
The president has in latest weeks been saying sweeping “reciprocal” tariff charges on varied buying and selling companions, although some nations have struck offers to decrease their fee.
Trump has previously claimed the European Union has lengthy been unfair to the U.S. and alleged the bloc of countries was created to “screw” America. EU members like Germany, Italy, France and the Netherlands are among the many high buying and selling companions with the U.S., in accordance with Census Bureau information.
