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Emma De Ruiter

US to raise tariff rate on EU goods to 30% from 1 August, EU open to talks but ready to respond

US President Donald Trump intends to raise tariffs on European products to 30% starting 1 August, he wrote in a letter addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen posted on his social media platform Truth Social.

He added that this rate could increase further if the European Union decided to retaliate, stating that the number is "far less than what is needed to eliminate the Trade Deficit disparity."

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