EU-US Trade Deal: What's Actually Been Agreed, and Is Trump the Winner?
The EU agreed to accept a 15% tariff on most of its exports to the US, while the bloc's tariffs on American goods should drop below the current average of around 1% once the deal goes into effect. EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic conceded that it was 'the best deal we could get under very difficult circumstances.'
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