European Commission President Ursula von der Laien announced that he will meet on Sunday in Scotland with US President Donald Trump to discuss transatlantic trade relations.
“After a good telephone contact with @potus, we agreed to meet in Scotland on Sunday to discuss transatlantic commercial relationships and how we can keep them strong,” von der Laienne said in a post on the X platform.
Following a Good Call With @Potuswe have agreed to meet in scotland on Sunday to Discuss Transatlantic Trade Relations, and how we can keep them strong.
– Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) July 25, 2025
The announcement comes a few hours after Trump’s statement that the chances of reaching a trade agreement with the European Union are “50-50 or less”, though, as he said, Brussels “want a deal too much”.
On Thursday, the European Commission had implied that a negotiating solution was possible, while the EU member states. They approved the imposition of an countermeasure of € 93 billion ($ 109 billion) on US products in the event of a collapse of talks.
European officials and diplomats said the two sides are close to a framework agreement, which may already be announced over the weekend.
According to the same European sources, the agreement is expected to include a 15% basic duty on all European products imported to the US, while EU’s steel and aluminum is examined 50% duty.
Source :Skai
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