In the customs dispute with the European Union, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets with US President Donald Trump in Scotland this Sunday.
The decision was made after a “good phone call” with Trump, wrote by the Leyen on the X. platform should be discussed. The “transatlantic trade relationships” and how they can be kept strong.
“The biggest deal of all”
Trump confirmed the meeting a few hours later when he arrived in Scotland: “We’ll see if we are doing a deal,” he said. If that succeeds, it would be “the biggest deal of all”. The Leyen is a “highly respected woman”, you look forward to the meeting. “It will be good,” emphasized the US President.
He put the chances of an agreement on a “good 50:50 chance”. He had already said similarly before his departure. “I think the EU has pretty good chances of reaching an agreement,” he said too.
Deposit runs in a week
On Wednesday (local time) Trump had given the prospect of reducing threatened tariffs to the import of European products – if the European Union is opening its market more to the USA. Before that, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) indicated that an agreement could be made in the trade dispute.
Trump had just finished 15 percent with Japan – this is significantly less than originally planned. The United States has also been negotiating with the EU for weeks about a trade deal, which Trump should still prevent tariffs from 30 percent from August 1st. The deadline runs in a week.
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Washington/Brussels (dpa-AfX)