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EU warns that a 30% tariff would prohibit trade with the US

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United States President Trump says he is open to trade talks with the European Union after threatening higher tariffs. He adds that officials from the bloc are heading to the US for discussions. Trump over the weekend issued a letter threatening a 30 per cent levy on European goods. The bloc's officials warn that the tariffs would prohibit trade with the US. William Denselow has more from Brussels, where EU trade ministers met to forge a strategy against the US leader's tariff threats.

United States President Trump says he is open to trade talks with the European Union after threatening higher tariffs. He adds that officials from the bloc are heading to the US for discussions. Trump over the weekend issued a letter threatening a 30 per cent levy on European goods. The bloc's officials warn that the tariffs would prohibit trade with the US. William Denselow has more from Brussels, where EU trade ministers met to forge a strategy against the US leader's tariff threats.

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