Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič On Monday night after talking to his American partners, he said that The European Union is still “fully determined” to conclude a trade agreement with the United States. TASR informs this based on the AFP report.
Šefčovič wrote in a post on social network X that he phoned with American trade minister Howard Lutnicka and US sales representative Jamieson Greer. “We are still in constant contact,” he said.
US President Donald Trump threatened on Friday that he will impose up to 50 % duties on the import of EU goods from 1 June. He cited insufficient progress in negotiations with Brussels on this issue. However, on Sunday after a telephone conversation with the boss The European Commission Ursula von Der Leyen agreed to postpone the tariffs by July 9, so that further negotiations can take place.
Currently, the US applies a duty of 25 percent to import cars, steel and aluminum from the EU. All other imports from European Community countries are subject to flat -rate 10 % duty.
