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President of the European Commission Ursul von der Leyen will meet with US President Donald Trump In Scotland last weekend, trying to reach the trade agreement shortly before the 30% EU import tariff came into force.
In A pillar On the Social Media X Platform on Friday, von der Leyen EU said she agreed to meet with the US President on Sunday “to discuss transatlantic trade relations and how we can keep them strong.”
Later, Trump confirmed that the meeting would take place when he arrived in Scotland on Friday night, saying: “We will see if we can make a deal.”
“I think we have a good chance 50/50. That’s a lot,” he added.
This happens against the background of meaning grows optimism As for the prospect of tariff breakthrough, and sources say CNBC that the current base case scenario for the transaction includes 15% of the EU import tariff in the US
Trump threatened to impose 30% tariffs on EU goods from August 1, which made the EU consider opposition As part of his answer.
The US and the EU have the largest bilateral trade and investment relations in the world, which is almost 30% of the world’s trade in goods and services, and is 43% of the global gross product (GDP), According to the EU.
Four and heavy Trump golf A visit of Scotland It is also expected that he will hold an informal meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starr.
Unlike the EU, in the UK recently reached the trading transaction With Trump administration, which focuses on 10% tariff base on British goods arriving in the US
US President Donald Trump arrives at Glasgow Airport on July 25, 2025 in Prastin, Scotland.
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Hopefully The US and the EU, which reduce the transatlantic trade war since August 1. The last ad A framework agreement between the US and Japan.
US-Japan transaction that Trump described in social media pillar As “perhaps the biggest deal”, it includes a base rate of 15%.
Jack Allen Renolds, Deputy Chief EURS EUR – Note On Friday, a similar basis for the EU can be seen as a case where a bad deal is better than not a deal.
“The reports this week suggest that the EU and the United States are on the verge of approval of a trading transaction with 15% basic import tariffs in the US from the block. It’s hard to stop it as a good deal, but it is at least avoiding much more tariffs on the US and revenge with the EU,” Allen-Renold said.
– Sylvia Omar CNBC contributed to this report.
