US President Donald Trump announced that he had agreed to extend the deadline for reaching a trade agreement with the European Union until July 9, rather than June 1, as he threatened on Friday, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
On Friday, Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the progress of talks with the EU and threatened to introduce 50 percent tariffs on imports from the European Union as early as June 1. Last night, EC President Ursula von der Leyen wrote in Ex that she had had a phone conversation with the US president on the issue and that in order to reach a “good agreement” The deadline originally set by Trump, July 9, needs to be kept.
The US president told reporters on Sunday that he had agreed to von der Leyen's request, who told him, as he put it, "we'll get together quickly to see if we can figure something out."
In early April, Trump set a 90-day deadline for trade talks between the EU and the US. That deadline expires on July 9.