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WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc.

That agreement came after a call Sunday with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, who had told Trump that she 鈥渨ants to get down to serious negotiations,鈥� according to the U.S. president鈥檚 retelling.

鈥淚 told anybody that would listen, they have to do that,鈥� Trump told reporters on Sunday in Morristown, New Jersey, as he prepared to return to Washington. Von der Leyen, Trump said, vowed to 鈥渞apidly get together and see if we can work something out.鈥�

In a social media post Friday, Trump had threatened to impose the 50% tariff on EU goods, complaining that the 27-member bloc had been 鈥渧ery difficult to deal with鈥� on trade and that negotiations were 鈥済oing nowhere.鈥� Those tariffs would have kicked in starting June 1.

But the call with von der Leyen appeared to smooth over tensions, at least for now.

鈥淚 agreed to the extension 鈥� July 9, 2025 鈥� It was my privilege to do so,鈥� Trump said on Truth Social shortly after he spoke with reporters on Sunday evening.

For her part, von der Leyen said the EU and the U.S. 鈥渟hare the world鈥檚 most consequential and close trade relationship.鈥�

鈥淓urope is ready to advance talks swiftly and decisively,鈥� she said. 鈥淭o reach a good deal, we would need the time until July 9.鈥�