EU advances U.S. trade pact before July deadline (opens in new tab)

European Union negotiators reached a provisional agreement early Wednesday on legislation to implement tariff cuts promised to the United States, moving the 27-nation bloc closer to completing a trade pact struck with Washington in July 2025 at President Trump’s Turnberry golf resort in Scotland. The agreement followed months of internal EU delays and came after President Trump threatened higher tariffs unless the bloc completed the pact by July 4. Under the July accord, the EU agreed to remo...