What specific legislative agreement did the EU reach to avoid Trump's threatened tariff hike on EU goods?

The European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. industrial goods and grant preferential access to U.S. farm and sea produce—fulfilling the EU’s commitments under the July framework deal struck at Trump’s Turnberry resort—and included reinforced provisions to suspend concessions if Trump reneges, plus a sunset clause terminating the deal at the end of 2029 unless renewed.

What deadline did Trump set for EU implementation of the trade deal, and what consequence did he threaten if it was missed?

Trump set a July 4 deadline for the EU to implement its trade deal commitments, threatening to impose much higher tariffs on EU goods—including raising car import tariffs to 25% from the current 15%—if the EU failed to act by then.

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