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both European Commission President
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Ursula von Deer Leian and the United
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States US President Donald Trump have
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confirmed that the start date for the US
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newly imposed 50% tariff on goods not
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made or manufactured in the North
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America country specifically goods from
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European countries has been shifted from
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June 1st to July 9th 2025 after the two
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leaders had a phone conversations on
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Sunday and agreed for an extension of
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time so that the 37 member countries
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that made up the EU single market block
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may be able to reach a good deal with
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the United States president Trump said
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Sunday that the US will delay
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implementation of the 50% tariff on
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goods from the European Union from June
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1st until July 9th he said he took the
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decision after he had a call on Sunday
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with Ursula von Deian the president of
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the European Commission who Trump said
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had told him that she wants to get down
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negotiations trump told reporters while
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he was about to board a plane on Sunday
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that he has granted the request "we had
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a very nice call and I agreed to move
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it," Trump said before returning to
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Washington after a weekend in New Jersey
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she said "We will rapidly get together
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and see if we can work something out."
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On his truth social media handle
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President Donald Trump stated that "I
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received a call today from Ursula
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Vandere leon president of the European
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Commission requesting an extension on
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the June 1st deadline on the 50% tariff
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with respect to trade and the European
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Union i agreed to the extension July 9th
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2025 it was my privilege to do so the
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commission president said the talks will
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begin rapidly thank you for your
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attention to this matter ursula vonian
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also on her exocial media handle on
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Sunday said that she had a good call
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with a potist president of the United
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States Donald Trump the EU and US share
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the world's most consequential and close
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trade relationship europe is ready to
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advance talks swiftly and decisively to
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reach a good deal we would need the time
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until July 9th ursula tweeted "We had
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reported that as at the time of filing
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in news report on Saturday night leaders
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in the European countries have kept mom
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ever since." On Friday the United States
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US President Donald Trump announced
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plans to impose 50% tariff on goods not
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made in the North America country that
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comes from European countries with a
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specific threat to impose 25% tariff on
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Apple if the iPhone manufacturer does
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not move production to the United States
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this President Donald Trump based his
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actions on what he claimed to be cases
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of unfair and unjustified lawsuits filed
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by the European countries against
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American companies among other reasons
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but it could be recalled that earlier in
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the month of April 2025 when President
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Trump issued the first tariff threat of
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25% on European goods the immediate past
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Germany Chancellor Olaf Schulz had said
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that even if European countries did
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nothing in response to Donald Trump
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imposed tariffs the increased tariffs
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will cause a big problems in the US
3:23
economy adding that Trump intending
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tariff increment on EU goods is an
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economic error and the European
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Commission President Ursula von Deerian
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had also in early April 2025 said that
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the EU countries is the largest single
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market in the world and the EU have what
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it takes to retaliate or strike back we
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have reported that the escalating trade
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war between the two biggest economies in
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the world China and the United States US
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may take a new twist as the China leader
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Xi Jinping on Friday for the first time
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issued a public statement in reaction to
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President Donald Trump continuous
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issuance of apparently outrageous
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self-imposed tariffs on goods exported
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by other countries to the US with the
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president stating clearly to Trump that
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China is not afraid of US this is in
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addition to Jinping earlier statement he
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issued on November 5th 2018 during the
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first tenure of President Donald Trump
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that the Chinese economy is an ocean and
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not a pond that China economy can
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withstand strong winds and storms
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mute the knees in a more digital
