EU and US agree trade deal, with 15% tariffs for European exports to America

Thomas Mackintosh
Live reporter

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Welcome to our live coverage of crunch trade talks between the United States and European Union.

“It is a beautiful Sunday in Scotland,” Donald Trump said as he started a wide-ranging news conference inside the ballroom of his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland.

Against the backdrop of the green fairways and bunkers, Trump sat next to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and said he “was not in a good mood”.

Although the US president didn’t elaborate on why his spirits were low, he said there was a “50:50” chance the pair would strike a trade deal, explaining “we have three or four sticking points”.

“The EU has to be open to American products,” Trump said at one point, while Von der Leyen added any deal would be about “fairness and rebalancing”.

The pair have now gone into a private meeting. Stay with us as we bring you the latest.