US and EU strike deal with 15% tariff to avert trade war

28/07/2025 10:45 France 24

The United States struck a framework trade agreement with the European Union on July 28, imposing a 15% import tariff on most EU goods, half the threatened rate, and averting a bigger trade war between two allies that account for almost a third of global trade. Our correspondent Pierre Bénazet tells us more.

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