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EU and US edge closer to trade deal as tariff deadline looms

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron for talks at Villa Borsig, guesthouse of the German Foreign Ministry, in Berlin on July 23, 2025 [Ralf Hirschberger/AFP]

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that negotiations between the European Union and the United States over a long-running trade dispute are making progress.

Speaking in Berlin on Wednesday ahead of a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron, Merz said, “We have been hearing in the last few minutes that there could possibly be decisions,” referring to ongoing talks aimed at avoiding steep tariffs on European goods.

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