Trump welcomes pace in trade talks with EU Author : ANP US President Donald Trump says he is pleased with the European Union's haste in trade negotiations. He said last week he wanted to impose 50 percent import duties on EU products as of June 1, but then postponed the measure.
"I have just been informed that the EU has called to quickly schedule negotiation dates. This is a positive event and I hope that they FINALLY, as I have demanded of China, will open the European nations to trade with the United States of America," Trump wrote on messaging platform Truth Social.
Trump previously accused the EU of dragging its feet in trade negotiations. The European Parliament, on the other hand, accused it of not being clear what the Americans want. After a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Trump postponed the 50 percent levies until July 9 this weekend.
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In his social media post about the trade talks, Trump wrote that he "has the right to IMPOSE a DEAL on trade to the United States if we fail to reach a deal, or are treated unfairly."
