The European Commission says it presumes the United States will impose a 15% tariff on most EU exports from Friday.

President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the European Union on Sunday after EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said it took "heavy lifting."

On July 27, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission and President Trump agreed to a deal that included a 15% tariff on most goods from the EU.

EADaily, August 19th, 2025. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said that the priorities of foreign policy remain integration with the European Union and the development of relations with the United States as a strategic partner.

European shares are expected to close the year a touch higher than where they are currently trading, a Reuters poll found, as support from looser fiscal and monetary policy will be kept in check by uncertainties over Washington's import tariffs.

Switzerland, which has long touted its diplomatic skills as a national selling point, is going to have to rethink some long-held principles if it wants to put its recent disastrous trade negotiations with Donald Trump in the past.

On Aug. 18, 2025, Trump met European, EU and NATO leaders at the White House to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The talks are due to resume after the call, which Trump had initially said would take place after he consulted with European leaders, added the diplomat

Aug. 21 (UPI) --Former fast-food executive Andrew Puzder officially became the U.S. ambassador to the European Union during a swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday at the White House. Puzder, 75, swore his oath of office in the Oval Office with President ...