EU and US edge closer to trade deal as tariff deadline looms
2025-07-24 09:50:23 source：The Aljazeera
July 23, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that negotiations between the European Union and the United States over a long-running trade dispute are making progress.
Speaking in Berlin on Wednesday ahead of a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron, Merz said, “We have been hearing in the last few minutes that there could possibly be decisions,” referring to ongoing talks aimed at avoiding steep tariffs on European goods.
The United States has threatened to impose a 30 percent tariff on EU exports if no agreement is reached by August 1.
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