Washington (dpa-AfX)-Shortly before the top conversation between the USA and the EU in the customs dispute, US Minister of Trade Howard Lutnick sees his country in a good negotiation position. “Europe has to close a deal and wants to close a deal,” he told Fox News. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her team flew to Scotland to agree with US President Donald Trump.
“The question is: Do President Trump offer a sufficiently good deal that is worth it to depart from the 30 percent tariffs he set?” Such an agreement would have to include a stronger opening of the European Union market for American exports, he emphasized.
In the afternoon (5:30 p.m. CEST) Trump meets for the top conversation from the Leyen in the Scottish turnberry. It is eagerly awaited whether there is an agreement. Trump had given the EU tariffs of 30 percent on European imports from August 1st