UK media: The EU is pushing for a UK-style trade agreement with the United States.

On June 19, the European Union is pushing for a UK-style trade deal with the United States, which will retain some tariffs beyond next month's deadline and further delay retaliatory measures against the United States, according to Golden Ten data, citing the Financial Times. Michael Claus, an adviser to German Chancellor Merz, said at an event in Berlin on Thursday that he did not expect the EU and the United States to reach a comprehensive agreement by July 9, but "a statement, somewhat like the model of the US-UK [agreement]." Referring to the European Commission, Claus said: "First of all, they want to see if there is room for consensus on the so-called 10% reciprocal tariff...... Then move on to other tariffs, i.e., industry-specific tariffs. Diplomats and officials with knowledge of the matter said early talks in Brussels about imposing retaliatory tariffs if Trump did not lift all measures against EU countries had weakened because of concerns about the economic consequences and the risk of disagreements within Europe over countermeasures. In this case, some countries, led by France, want to "return the tooth", but others, including Italy and Hungary, want to continue negotiations.