EU Awaits Trump Actions on Car Tariffs, Exemptions This Week

The European Union is expecting US President Donald Trump to announce executive actions this week to formalize the bloc’s lower tariffs for cars and grant exemptions from levies for some industrial goods such as aviation parts, according to people familiar with the matter.

The two sides are also anticipated to publish a joint statement outlining the political commitments agreed by Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last month, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations. The legal form the actions would take is up to the US.