President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has agreed to give the European Union an extension until July 9 on tariffs, after a “very nice call” from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. will delay tariffs on the European Union until July 9, President Trump said on Sunday, giving a reprieve to his threat for 50% tariffs on the 27-nation bloc that were set to go into effect on June 1.

Trump's announcement comes days after he threatened the EU with a 50% tariff after having paused reciprocal tariffs on it and other nations in April.

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would delay tariffs that were set to be imposed next week on the European Union until July 9.

That agreement came after a call Sunday with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, who had told President Trump that she “wants to get down to serious negotiations,” according to Trump’s retelling.

Trump agrees to extend the proposed 50% EU tariff to July 9, 2025, after a call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Talks are set to "begin rapidly," he said.

Europe’s luxury brands have long sold pricey handbags based on the mystique of where they are made. Now the trade war is probing the value of producing in places like this sun-kissed town.Ubrique’s workshops have pumped out leather goods for Chanel,

President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, hosted the president of South Africa at the White House and threatened more stringent tariffs against the European Union this week.