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Despite the commission’s words of self-defence, there is a widespread view that the US got much the better of the draft deal between Trump and commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland on 27 July (Photo: White House)

Confusion in Brussels over details of Trump tariff deal

Confusion continues to reign over the detail of an EU-US deal on trade tariffs, while US president Donald Trump has warned that the bloc could still face 35-percent tariffs if it fails to make good on an ambitious $600bn investment target. 

On Tuesday (5 August), European Commission trade spokesperson Ol...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Despite the commission’s words of self-defence, there is a widespread view that the US got much the better of the draft deal between Trump and commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland on 27 July (Photo: White House)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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