WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says goods from the European Union will face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year’s trade framework by July 4. Trump’s announcement on social media Thursday appears to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25% tariff starting this week. Trump is displeased that the European Parliament has yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year. It was further complicated in February by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.
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