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EU Commission president Ursula von de Leyen meeting with US president Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in 2020 (Photo: Unsplash)

EU hails 'fantastic' Trump tariff pause — and matches it

EU finance ministers will meet in an upbeat mood this week after US president Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs, a move described by one EU official as “fantastic news.”

“This gives us breathing space. The key question now is how to use it strategically to reach an agreement with the Americans,” the official said, speaking off the rec...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

EU Commission president Ursula von de Leyen meeting with US president Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in 2020 (Photo: Unsplash)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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