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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

EU locked in Trump trade talks as ‘Liberation Day’ tariff deadline looms

The European Union and the United States have just 48 hours to resolve a trade dispute or face Donald Trump unleashing billions of dollars worth of transatlantic tariffs.

A 90-day pause on the imposition of the US president’s so-called “Liberation Day” import taxes expires on Wednesday, and leaders across Europe are bracing for the threat of 50 per cent tariffs on goods sold in the US.

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