"I have just been informed that the E.U. has called to quickly establish meeting dates," Trump wrote in a post on the Truth Social platform.

The European Union is seeking to accelerate trade talks with the US just six weeks before President Donald Trump’s threatened 50% tariffs come into effect.

Boards and the owners of retailers whose shares have been pummeled by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war are increasingly warming to offers to sell – and to escape the market chaos that has caused company valuations to seesaw in recent months.

President Donald Trump said he is "recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union" after complaining that trade negotiations have stalled.

Among dozens of countries that were hit with steep tariffs, Vietnam was among the most publicly willing to meet the demands of the Trump administration. But China is a sticking point.

Italy's main business lobby Confindustria on Tuesday called on the European Union to speed up trade agreements with other countries while it negotiates on tariffs with US President Donald Trump. Trump last week ratcheted up his trade war,