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UK-US trade deal gives EU troubling precedent for tariff talks with Washington

By Joanna Sopinska and Oscar Pandiello ( May 23, 2025, 14:53 GMT | Comment) -- The UK-US trade agreement has marked a positive step back into trade negotiations after a series of unilateral tariff decisions by the US, but has also reduced the chances of removing the US baseline "reciprocal" tariff of 10 percent. The US is likely to use the UK deal, which maintains this levy, as a model for future agreements. President Trump today repeated a long list of his trade grievances. All in all, EU negotiators may need to lower their sights.While the UK-US trade agreement marked a positive step back into trade negotiations after a series of unilateral tariff decisions by the US, it also reduced the chances of removing the US baseline "reciprocal" tariff of 10 percent. The US is likely to use the UK deal, which maintains this levy, as a model for future agreements....

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