The 15% tariff would be lower than previously threatened but remains a high duty on America’s largest trading partner.

In remarks before the session, Trump pledged to change what he characterized as “a very one-sided transaction, very unfair to the United States.” “I think the main sticking point is fairness,” he said while also noting,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States and the European Union had reached agreement on a trade deal that includes a 15% tariff on EU goods entering the U.S. and significant EU purchases of U.