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EU-US trade deal averts tariff hikes, but sparks unease in Europe

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after reaching a trade deal at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland on Sunday, 27 July 2025. AP - Jacquelyn Martin

The EU and US have struck a last-minute trade agreement that averts a major tariff hike but leaves European leaders divided over the cost of compromise.

The United States and European Union struck a high-stakes trade deal on Sunday that will see EU exports hit with a 15 percent tariff – narrowly averting a damaging transatlantic trade war.

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