{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/6874d053f8babe38ae3dd7c3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EU to Push for Deal Ahead of Trump Deadline on Tariffs, says Von der Leyen – 14/07/2025","description":"<p>The European Union will use the time it has until an August 1st deadline to push for a tariff deal with the United States, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said.</p><p><br></p><p>The head of the EU’s powerful executive arm was speaking after US president Donald Trump announced he would levy tariffs of 30 per cent on nearly</p><p>all trade coming from the EU from the start of next month.</p><p><br></p><p>MEP Ciaran Mullooly joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us about this. </p><p><br></p><p>We also spoke to Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence and Meath-East Fianna Fail TD Thomas Byrne, who has been calling for an urgent EU/US agreement ahead of his trade meeting in Brussels.</p>","author_name":"lmfm "}