US-EU trade talks: Trump hails 'biggest deal ever made'

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US President Donald Trump and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen have reached a trade deal during talks in Scotland. The agreement settles a dispute over tariff hikes. Von der Leyen stated that tariffs will be 15% across the board. Trump said the EU will buy $150 billion worth of US energy and invest an extra $600 billion in his country. Both sides praised the deal.

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump and European Union Chief Ursula von der Leyen have reached a trade deal during talks in Scotland.

00:08The agreement settles a dispute over tariff hikes.

00:11Von der Leyen stated that tariffs will be 15% across the board.

00:15Trump said that the EU will buy $150 billion worth of U.S. energy and will make $600 billion in U.S. investments.

00:24Both sides hailed it as a good deal.

00:26I think it's great that we made a deal today instead of playing games and maybe not making a deal at all.

00:34I think it's I'm going to let you say it, but I think it's the biggest deal ever made.

00:38Thank you very much.

00:39Congratulations.

00:45We have a deal.

00:47We have a trade deal between the two largest economies in the world.

00:52And it's a big deal.

00:53It's a huge deal.

00:54It will bring stability.

00:57It will bring predictability.

00:59That's very important for our businesses on both sides of the Atlantic.

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