President Macron Hopes Trump-von De Leyen Conversations Can Lower EU Rates As Low As Possible

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JAKARTA - French President Emmanuel Macron said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump "exchanged good things" in their talks. Macron hopes that both of them can reach the lowest possible rates for the European Union.

"The discussion continues. There has been a good exchange between President Trump and President Von der Leyen and I hope we can continue this path and return to tariffs as low as possible that will allow useful exchanges," Macron told reporters during a trip to Vietnam. , Monday, May 26.

Macron also said tariffs were not the right way to overcome trade imbalances.

A telephone conversation at the weekend between US President Donald Trump and EU head Ursula von der Leyen provided a "new push" for trade negotiations, a EU spokesman said on Monday.

After the conversation, Trump lifted his threat to impose a 50% tariff on imports from the European Union next month, restoring a July 9 deadline to allow negotiations between Washington and the country's 27 bloc to come to an agreement.