Uncertainty persists about when a trade agreement between the U.S. and EU may be struck. U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested an agreement could come as soon as this week, however. US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The European Union (EU) is stuck in limbo as uncertainty persists around when a trade agreement with the U.S. might be reached.
The goal had been to agree on a framework by July 9, when a temporary reprieve from U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs was initially meant to expire. The EU was seemingly still working to this timeline earlier in the week.
But that deadline has now passed — without the trading partners coming to an agreement.
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