{"id":2470704,"date":"2025-08-04T16:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T20:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-delays-tariff-countermeasures-while-trade-deal-is-finalized\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T16:44:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T20:44:59","slug":"eu-delays-tariff-countermeasures-while-trade-deal-is-finalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-delays-tariff-countermeasures-while-trade-deal-is-finalized\/","title":{"rendered":"EU delays tariff countermeasures while trade deal is finalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feu-delays-tariff-countermeasures-while-trade-deal-is-finalized%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2470704&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh European Union announced it will delay imposing countermeasures against U.S. tariffs introduced by President Donald Trump by six months. This postponement aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >provide stability adn predictability<\/a> for citizens and businesses on both sides. The decision follows an agreement between EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President Trump on July 27, 2025, addressing tariffs and trade issues. Trump had recently implemented a 15% tariff on many EU imports,including automobiles. The new deal includes the removal of significant tariffs, with the EU eliminating all tariffs on U.S.industrial goods exported to Europe.Additionally, the EU agreed to purchase $750 billion in American energy and increase investment in the U.S. by over $600 billion, though the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-gives-schumer-ultimatum-on-inviting-israels-netanyahu-to-congress\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson issues ultimatum to Schumer regarding Netanyahu&#039;s Congress invitation\">timeline remains unclear<\/a>. The EU characterized the agreement as political and non-binding, with further negotiations planned to fully implement the terms. meanwhile, Switzerland is also seeking a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/our-rural-way-of-life\/\" title=\"Our Rural Way of Life\">favorable trade deal<\/a> with the U.S.to reduce its current high tariff rates.this advancement marks a temporary easing in U.S.-EU trade tensions amid ongoing tariff disputes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">EU delays tariff countermeasures while trade deal is finalized<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2191276\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/european-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">European Union<\/a> said on Monday it would delay its countermeasures against President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariffs<\/a> by six months.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On 27 July 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald J. Trump agreed a deal on tariffs and trade,&rdquo; the EU Commission spokesperson for trade said in a statement. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3490406\/fema-israel-deny-federal-funding-states-boycott-companies-bds-movement\/\">FEMA to deny federal funding to states that cut contracts with Israeli companies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3490314\/charlamagne-tha-god-trump-authoritarian-strategy-republican-party-2028\/\">Charlamagne tha God says Trump is using &#8216;authoritarian strategy&#8217; in social media slam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3490442\/washington-post-patriotism-jonathan-capehart-liberal-media-scream\/\">Washington Post reporter quit over patriotism request: Liberal Media Scream<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The spokesperson said the delay will restore &ldquo;stability and predictability for citizens and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With these objectives in mind, the Commission will take the necessary steps to suspend by 6 months the EU&rsquo;s countermeasures against the US, which were due to enter into force on 7 August,&rdquo; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>The delay comes after Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3483413\/trump-announces-eu-trade-deal-with-15-percent-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced he had enacted<\/a> a 15% tariff on imports coming from the EU after months of talks. The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-gop-must-rebuild-economy-for-working-class-americans-with-less-immigration-more-labor-protections\/\" title=\"Tom Cotton: GOP Must Rebuild Economy for Working Class Americans with Less Immigration, More Labor Protections\">tariff rate<\/a> on the EU is a 15% tariff on most imports, including automobiles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The White House said last week that the deal with the EU &ldquo;will remove significant tariffs, including the elimination of all EU tariffs on U.S. industrial goods exported to the EU.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump added that the EU agreed to purchase $750 billion of American energy and increase its investment in the U.S. by more than $600 billion above its current levels. A timeline for the investments was not made clear. The EU does not have the authority to force private entities to buy U.S. oil or grain.<\/p>\n<p>The trade deal announced last week still represents a large tariff increase for the U.S.-EU relationship.<\/p>\n<p>The EU has called the deal a political agreement, noting it is &ldquo;not legally binding.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Beyond taking the immediate actions committed, the EU and the US will further negotiate, in line with their relevant internal procedures, to fully implement the political agreement,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Switzerland is seeking to make a &ldquo;more attractive offer&rdquo; in trade talks with the U.S., as it looks to avoid its current 39% tariff rate, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/switzerland-says-its-ready-make-trump-more-attractive-offer-trade-2025-08-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3488610\/us-automakers-arent-jazzed-trump-lowered-tariffs-on-europe-and-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">US AUTOMAKERS AREN&rsquo;T JAZZED TRUMP LOWERED TARIFFS ON EUROPE AND JAPAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. is set to begin collecting tariffs on more than 60 countries starting Aug. 7. Trump pushed the date back a week from Aug. 1.<\/p>\n<p>The tariffs are a part of Trump&rsquo;s April&nbsp; 2 &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3369176\/trump-liberation-day-tariffs-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Liberation Day<\/a>&rdquo; tariffs, which were paused for 90 days, less than a week later, and capped largely at 10%. The tariffs were set to go into effect July 9, but that was extended to August 1.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2191276\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2191276\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EU postpones tariff countermeasures amid trade deal talks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2470705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-iran.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[53820,10066,39748,50406,42762],"class_list":["post-2470704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-countermeasures-2","tag-delay","tag-eu","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trade-deal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-iran.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2470704"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2470708,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2470704\/revisions\/2470708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2470705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2470704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2470704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2470704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}