European Commission President von der Leyen said that once the specific trade plan is on the table, she can imagine visiting Washington to meet with Trump to discuss trade negotiations. Von der Leyen said, “If I go to the White House, I want a package we can discuss.” “It has to be specific, and I want a solution we can both agree on. That's what we're doing right now.” Last month, von der Leyen had a brief meeting with Trump at Pope Francis' funeral, but no formal meeting has yet taken place. On Thursday, the European Commission announced that if trade negotiations with the US fail to achieve satisfactory results, the EU will impose additional tariffs on 95 billion euros of US exports. Von der Leyen said on Friday that the EU is inclined to resolve through negotiations to avoid tariff escalation, but is formulating countermeasures and can be implemented if “satisfactory results” are not achieved.

European Commission President von der Leyen said that once the specific trade plan is on the table, she can imagine visiting Washington to meet with Trump to discuss trade negotiations. Von der Leyen said, “If I go to the White House, I want a package we can discuss.” “It has to be specific, and I want a solution we can both agree on. That's what we're doing right now.” Last month, von der Leyen had a brief meeting with Trump at Pope Francis' funeral, but no formal meeting has yet taken place. On Thursday, the European Commission announced that if trade negotiations with the US fail to achieve satisfactory results, the EU will impose additional tariffs on 95 billion euros of US exports. Von der Leyen said on Friday that the EU is inclined to resolve through negotiations to avoid tariff escalation, but is formulating countermeasures and can be implemented if “satisfactory results” are not achieved.