EU ready for trade deal with US but ‘all options remain on the table’, says von der Leyen

As deadline looms over Trump’s 50% tariff threat, differences emerge between Germany and France over potential deal

The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has said the EU is ready for a trade deal with Donald Trump, but “all options remain on the table”.

Von der Leyen said she received the latest US negotiating document on Thursday. “Our message today is clear, we are ready for a deal,” she told reporters, after briefing EU leaders at a summit in Brussels. “At the same time, we are preparing for the possibility that no satisfactory agreement is reached … and we will defend the European interest as needed. In short, all options remain on the table.”

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