EU weighs skeleton US trade deal with 10 percent tariff The outcome fell short of expectations in European capitals after the Commission’s trade negotiating team had previously said the possibility of “up-front” tariff relief for some industries was under consideration The U S levies 25 percent tariffs on cars and 50 percent on steel and aluminum
EU rushes trade experts to Washington as August 1 deadline looms The European Union has sent a team of trade experts to Washington for technical-level talks as pressure mounts to secure a deal with the Trump administration before punishing tariffs take effect