EU trade chief calls for ‘mutual respect’ after Trump tariff threats

Trump claimed the talks were 'going nowhere' and said he was recommending that the 50% tariff rate come into effect on June 1

EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic Maros Sefcovic (Liam McBurney/PA)

The EU’s trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic said the bloc will secure a trade deal with the US in “good faith” guided by “mutual respect, not threats”.

US President Donald Trump threatened to slap 50% tariffs on all EU goods sent to the United States.