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EU strikes provisional agreement to finalize US trade deal

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FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California, U.S., August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California, U.S., August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Carlos Barria Reuters

The European Union struck a provisional agreement on Wednesday on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. goods, a key part of the trade deal reached with the United States last July, in a move likely to avert higher U.S. tariffs on EU products.

(Reporting by Chandni Shah in Bengaluru and Philip Blenkinsop; Editing by Tom Hogue)

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Evelyn Hockstein Reuters

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This story was originally published May 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM.

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