Trump warns tariffs will jump if EU does not fulfil trade deal by new deadline

NewsWorldEuropeTrump warns tariffs will jump if EU does not fulfil trade deal by new deadline‘A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the deal,’ Donald Trump saidDan Haygarth Thursday 07 May 2026 20:46 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972578","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-tariffs-eu-us-trade-deal-b2972578.html","title":"Trump warns tariffs will jump if EU does not fulfil trade deal by new deadline"}}US president Donald Trump (AFP/Getty)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe"}}Donald Trump warned the European Union has until 4 July to fulfil its side of last year’s trade deal or its goods will face higher tariffs.The EU and US agreed a deal at Mr Trump's T...