# US president Donald Trump says he has agreed to delay a 50-percent tariff on European Union imports until July 9th. It follows a phone call he had with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday. The 50-percent rate would have come after Trump had imposed a 20-percent reciprocal tariff on the EU in April, which itself was also delayed. The EU is one of America’s largest trading partners. Von der Leyen says they are ready to agree on a trade deal with the US swiftly.
Trump agrees to delay 50% EU tariffs until July 9