European Union to seek deal with U.S. as tariff deadline looms; prepares countermeasures: EU official Maros Sefcovic

“The European Union volition effort to scope a bully commercialized woody with the United States, portion preparing imaginable countermeasures if the talks fail,” EU commercialized commissioner Maros Sefcovic said connected Monday (July 14, 2025).

“We proceed to prosecute with the U.S. medication and prioritise a negotiated solution by the caller deadline of August 1. I cannot ideate walking distant without immoderate effort,” Mr. Sefcovic said earlier a gathering with EU Trade Ministers successful Brussels.

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“But the EU would person to hole for each outcomes,” helium said, “including, if necessary, good considered, proportionate countermeasures to reconstruct the balance.”

U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Saturday (July 12, 2025) helium would enforce 30% tariffs connected astir EU imports from August 1, though determination was inactive clip to hammer retired an statement to unafraid little tariffs.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen responded that 30%tariffs connected EU exports would disrupt indispensable transatlantic proviso chains, hurting businesses, consumers and patients connected some sides of the Atlantic.

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She said connected Sunday (July 13, 2025) that the bloc would widen its suspension of countermeasures until aboriginal August to prioritise negotiations.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, up of the gathering successful Brussels, said it was excessively aboriginal to enforce countermeasures and that helium hoped the EU would stay agreed connected that front.

“But we should hole to beryllium acceptable to usage each the tools,” helium added. “If you privation peace, you person to hole for war. And I deliberation that’s wherever we are.”