EU to suspend US tariff countermeasures for 6 months


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  • Monday, 04 Aug 2025

FILE PHOTO: Containers are loaded on a container ship at a terminal at the harbour in Hamburg, Germany, February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will suspend its two packages of countermeasures to U.S. tariffs for six months following a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, a Commission spokesperson said on Monday.

The EU-U.S. agreement leaves many questions open, including tariff rates on spirits, and Trump's executive order last week setting tariffs on most EU goods at 15% did not include carve-outs such as for cars and car parts.

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