EU, Trump and trade deal
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The EU, a group of countries with shared economic interests, exports about $2 trillion worth of goods to the U.S. The 27 countries had hoped for a lower tariff of 10%, similar to the deal Trump negotiated with the U.K. and well below the original threat of 30% tariffs, but most analysts expected something closer to 15%.
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President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met in Scotland on Sunday to iron out a US-EU trade deal. Without an agreement, the EU was due to get hit with a 30% tariff rate on Aug.
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States and the European Union reached a framework for a trade deal, ending a monthslong saga with America’s largest trading partner.
President Trump is in Scotland and set to meet with European Union President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday ahead of his Aug. 1 tariff deadline.
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Keir Starmer meets Donald Trump at Turnberry golf club during Scotland visit
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Lady Victoria Starmer have arrived at Turnberry ahead of talks with US President Donald Trump.
Today, US President Donald Trump plans to visit his two golf properties in Scotland: First, he’s meeting UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Trump Turnberry before heading to Trump International Scotland in Aberdeenshire, where he’ll participate in an opening ceremony for a second 18-hole golf course.