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3w ago

EU Steps Up US Tariff Talks as July Truce Expires

Brussels and Washington have pushed their truce to August 1 in pursuit of a swift preliminary accord to avert fresh steel and aluminum tariffs.

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Un equipo de Sheinbaum viajará a EU para atender nuevos aranceles
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Overview

  • EU trade spokesperson Olof Gill announced intensified contacts with the US, targeting a deal in the coming days.
  • President Trump signaled that Washington will send the EU a tariff notification letter within days.
  • Negotiators have moved the original July 9 truce deadline to August 1 to allow additional technical and political talks.
  • European technical and political teams have worked around the clock, with Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič holding talks with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and planning a follow-up call with Trade Representative Jameson Greer.
  • The EU’s suspension of planned countermeasures on US steel and aluminum expires July 14, highlighting readiness to impose duties if talks fail.