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Donald Trump agrees to extend EU trade talks after earlier tariff threat

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Mon, 26 May 2025, 7:55pm
US President Donald Trump. Photo / Getty Images
US President Donald Trump. Photo / Getty Images

Donald Trump agrees to extend EU trade talks after earlier tariff threat

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 26 May 2025, 7:55pm

US President Donald Trump has agreed to extend a deadline to negotiate tariffs with the EU until July.

Last week, Trump expressed frustration with the pace of talks and threatened to raise the tariff rate to as high as 50 percent as soon as June 1.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says this will be a significant relief to parts of Europe.

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