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‘There are 27 member states, and each of them has a different set of trade priorities,’ former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said.
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office on May 30, 2025. Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s recent threat to impose a 50 percent tariff on the European Union (EU) starting July 9 has spurred Brussels into action, with EU officials rushing to schedule meetings with U.S. counterparts ahead of the looming deadline.
While it remains uncertain whether the talks will yield substantial progress in narrowing the U.S. trade deficit or removing long-standing barriers to U.S. exports, some observers believe that the EU is negotiating from a position of weakness and may be more willing to make concessions this time.
