EU to Push for Deal Ahead of Trump Deadline on Tariffs, says Von der Leyen – 14/07/2025
The European Union will use the time it has until an August 1st deadline to push for a tariff deal with the United States, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said.The head of the EU’s powerful executive arm was speaking after US president Donald Trump announced he would levy tariffs of 30 per cent on nearlyall trade coming from the EU from the start of next month.MEP Ciaran Mullooly joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us about this. We also spoke to Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence and Meath-East Fianna Fail TD Thomas Byrne, who has been…
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