06:16 AM EDT, 05/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US President Donald Trump said Sunday he has agreed to extend a plan to impose a 50% tariff rate on the European Union through July 9.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen requested to extend the June 1 deadline for the proposed tariffs against the bloc, Trump said in a social media post.

"Europe is ready to advance talks swiftly and decisively," von der Leyen said in a separate social media post.