Trump and von der Leyen announce US-EU trade deal
by Lisa O’Carroll from on (#6YXSG)
Agreement includes 15% baseline tariff for most EU exports to US after deal reached at Scotland crunch talks
Donald Trump has announced a deal with the EU to end four months of difficult negotiations between Washington and Brussels and avert a damaging transatlantic trade war, imposing a 15% import tariff on most EU goods - half the threatened rate.
The European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, said we have a deal" after a 40-minute meeting with Trump at his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland where the US president is on holiday for the weekend.
Continue reading...