US trade deal: Trump is calling for implementation by July 4

US President Donald Trump is once again threatening the EU with higher tariffs if it fails to implement the trade agreement. On his online platform, he set the US Independence Day as the deadline. He and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described their conversation as a “very good phone call.”

08. May 2026
Handshake between Donald Trump, on the right and Ursula von der Leyen. They agreed on a political deal to stabilise EU-US trade relations and ease global competitiveness concerns.
Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump after reaching an agreement on a US-EU tariff deal in July 2025. (Fred Guerdin/Europäische Union, 2025)

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Last updated: 08. May 2026