US President Donald Trump said that the United States will raise tariffs on European goods after the Fourth of July if the European Union does not fulfill its obligations under the trade agreement and cancel tariffs on US products.
“I am eagerly waiting for the European Union to fulfill its part of the historic trade agreement,” Trump said after a phone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. <...> The European Union has promised to fulfill its obligations and reduce tariffs to zero. “I agreed to postpone this until the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, or, unfortunately, our tariffs will rise to a much higher level.”
According to the American leader, during the talks he and von der Leyen also discussed other topics, including Iran. “We are completely unanimous in our opinion: Iran should never have nuclear weapons,” Trump said. “We agreed that a regime that kills its own people cannot control a bomb that could kill millions.”
On May 1, the US President threatened to increase customs duties on imports of cars and trucks from the European Union from 15% to 25%. He accused the European Union of not adhering to the terms of the agreement with the United States.
In the summer of 2025, the United States and the European Union entered into a trade agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, the European Union agreed, among other things, to exempt the import of US goods from customs duties. The United States pledged to restrict customs duties on goods coming from the European Union to no more than 15%. However, the European Union authorities are still… Not authenticated This is an agreement.