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EU-US trade deal likely 'within days' but confusion over detail

EU officials are on the brink of reaching an “agreement in principle” on trade with the United States, after the Trump administration pushed the deadline back for agreeing a new trade accord to 1 August. 

Speaking with reporters on Wednesday (9 July) as Donald Trump's initial three month deadline expired...

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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.

Donald Trump had previously threatened the EU with a 25-percent basic levy on goods, with 50-percent rates on cars, steel and aluminium (Photo: Peter Teffer)

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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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