Ursula von der Leyen will meet Donald Trump in Scotland. What hot topics do the two leaders have on the agenda
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that he will meet on Sunday, July 27, in Scotland, with US President Donald Trump.
Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen Photo: X
They will discuss commercial relations between the European Union and the USA,
“After a very good telephone conversation (with Donald Trump no), we agreed to meet on Sunday in Scotland to discuss transatlantic commercial relations and how we can keep them strong“, posted the head of the EU executive on the X platform.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the likelihood of the US will conclude a commercial agreement with the European Union is “50-50”, in the context of the deadline of August 1, from which the 30% customs duties are in force on the European imports announced by the leader from the White House in the absence of another agreement, according to Reuters.
The European Commission said on Thursday that a solution negotiated with the US is at hand, although the Member States voted for the introduction of customs duties to US products worth 93 billion euros ($ 109.01 billion) in case of a failure of the talks.
The EU has threatened to impose these tariffs on US imports from Bourbon Whiskey to Boeing aircraft, if Donald Trump will not accept a commercial agreement by the end of next week.
The European Commission said on Wednesday, July 23, that it intends to combine two lists previously prepared with American products that will be included in any retrival measures against the customs duties imposed by the US President,
If the EU Member States will agree, by an expected vote in the following days, the counter-tariffs worth 93 billion euros could be imposed starting August 7th.
“The main objective of the EU is to reach an agreement negotiated with the US”said Olof Gill, spokesman for the European Commerce Commission, adding that “will continue in parallel to prepare for all the results ”.
