(Alliance News) - US President Donald Trump has expressed confidence in future negotiations with the EU over trade tariffs.

"I have just been informed that the EU has called to quickly establish meeting dates," he wrote on his online platform, Truth Social, on Tuesday. "This is a positive event."

He would unilaterally "set a deal" if the negotiators are "unable to make a deal, or are treated unfairly," Trump wrote.

On Friday, Trump threatened the EU with punitive tariffs of 50% from June 1, only to postpone them soon afterwards.

Both sides now want to find a solution by July 9, when Trump's tariff suspension expires.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on X at the weekend after a phone call with Trump that "Europe is ready to advance talks swiftly and decisively."

source: dpa

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