European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Scotland over the weekend, seeking to reach a framework trade agreement shortly before a 30% tariff on EU imports comes into effect.
In a post on social media platform X on Friday, the EU’s von der Leyen said she had agreed to meet with the U.S. president on Sunday “to discuss transatlantic trade relations, and how we can keep them strong.”
Trump later confirmed the meeting would take place as he arrived in Scotland on Friday evening, saying “we’ll see if we can make a deal.”
“I think we have a good 50/50 chance. That’s a lot,” he added.
It comes amid a sense of growing optimism about the prospect of a tariff breakthrough, with sources telling CNBC that the current base-case scenario for a deal includes a 15% tariff on EU imports to the U.S.
