--- title: Trump Tries to Woo Skeptical Europe description: Trump continues golfing Sunday in Scotland as he prepares to meet with top European Union official and discuss trade negotiations. canonical: https://time.com/7305721/trump-tries-to-woo-skeptical-europe/ author: Rebecca Schneid article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-07-27T17:32:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:49:57.935Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Trump Tries to Woo Skeptical Europe og:description: Trump continues golfing Sunday in Scotland as he prepares to meet with top European Union official and discuss trade negotiations. og:url: https://time.com/7305721/trump-tries-to-woo-skeptical-europe/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt21ed995ad8c74395/6998c8a8a97fc035a7a748f4/GettyImages-2227233896.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: U.S. President Donald Trump Visits Scotland For Golfing Getaway og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Tries to Woo Skeptical Europe twitter:description: Trump continues golfing Sunday in Scotland as he prepares to meet with top European Union official and discuss trade negotiations. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt21ed995ad8c74395/6998c8a8a97fc035a7a748f4/GettyImages-2227233896.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump Signs Trade Deal With Skeptical Europe—After A Round of Golf > Sponsored content. 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Donald Trump and European Union leaders meeting in Scotland have agreed a trade deal, ending a standoff between two of the world's biggest economic partners. Ahead of Trump’s delayed tariff deadline of Aug. 1, the President and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed a US tariff on all EU goods of 15%, half the import tax rate Trump had threatened to implement from the beginning of next month._  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Jul 27, 2025 5:32 PM UTC  U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he plays a round of golf at Trump Turnberry golf course during his visit to the UK on July 27 in Turnberry, Scotland. U.S. President Donald Trump is visiting his Trump Turnberry golf course, as well as Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, during a brief visit to Scotland from July 25 to 29. U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he plays a round of golf at Trump Turnberry golf course during his visit to the UK on July 27 in Turnberry, Scotland. U.S. President Donald Trump is visiting his Trump Turnberry golf course, as well as Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, during a brief visit to Scotland from July 25 to 29.Christopher Furlong—2025 Getty Images  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Jul 27, 2025 5:32 PM UTC Donald Trump and European Union leaders meeting in Scotland have agreed a trade deal, ending a standoff between two of the world's biggest economic partners. Ahead of Trump’s delayed tariff deadline of Aug. 1, the President and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed a US tariff on all EU goods of 15%, half the import tax rate Trump had threatened to implement from the beginning of next month. Trump called it "a good deal for everybody", but the response was less warm in Europe on Monday, with French European Affairs Minister Benjamin Haddad calling the deal "unbalanced". The deal was struck on the second day of Trump's trip to his family-owned golf course in Turnberry, Scotland. The EU is one of Washington’s top commercial partners, and is [the largest trading bloc](https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/eu-position-world-trade%5Fen) in the world, but trade negotiations have been [tumultuous](https://time.com/7288483/trump-european-union-tariff-threat-trade-war-concerns/) in Trump’s first months as President, with Trump repeatedly calling the European Union[ “difficult to deal with.”](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114556968834547173) During his first term as President, Trump[ even said](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-full-interview-60-minutes-transcript-lesley-stahl-2018-10-14/) that the bloc was “formed in order to take advantage of us on trade”, something he has often repeated since taking office again. The EU was facing the prospect of tariffs on 70% of its exports, including 50% on steel and aluminium, 25% on automobiles, and a baseline 10% on most exports as a whole, which Trump also threatened would increase to 30% next month without a deal. Still, earlier this month, the European Union [suspended its retaliatory measures ](https://time.com/7301953/trump-tariffs-eu-mexico-national-security-threats-warning/)against Trump’s tariffs in hopes of forming a deal, and Trump and von der Leyen seem optimistic about their chances. **Read More**: [_E.U. Delays Retaliatory Measures Against U.S. In Hopes of Reaching a Deal by Aug. 1 After Trump Announces 30% Tariff_](https://time.com/7301953/trump-tariffs-eu-mexico-national-security-threats-warning/) “Following a good call with \[Trump\], we have agreed to meet in Scotland on Sunday to discuss transatlantic trade relations, and how we can keep them strong,” von der Leyen said in a post on [X on Friday.](https://x.com/vonderleyen/status/1948777966139289658?s=46) Trump said Friday prior to leaving America that there is a [“50-50” chance](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Mqw81riRa40) that a deal will get done with the EU, something he repeated to reporters from the golf course on Sunday. During his visit, Trump is also set to speak with Scottish First Minister John Swinney, and, on Monday, will meet United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, where the situation in Gaza is expected to be discussed. As Trump arrived on Friday, though, he made clear that trade with the United States is not the only place where his thoughts on the region lie. “Stop the windmills. You're ruining your countries,” Trump said, addressing Europe as a whole on the airport tarmac in Glasgow Friday. “You fly over and you see these windmills all over the place, ruining your beautiful fields and valleys and killing your birds.” He also criticized the continent on their immigration policy, “On immigration, you better get your act together. You're not going to have Europe anymore,” he continued. As Trump criticized Europe’s policies,[ protests raged on in Scotland](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/26/politics/video/trump-visit-scotland-protest-vrtc) as a response to Trump’s arrival. Demonstrations outside of the U.S. consulate in the country’s capital of Edinburgh included protests around Trump’s recent embroilment with the [Jeffrey Epstein controversy](https://time.com/7305358/trump-epstein-files-name/), the cost of [Trump’s visit on Scottish taxpayers](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-scotland-golf-taxpayer-turnberry-b2796021.html), and his immigration policies in the U.S. As he played golf on Sunday morning, a handful of pro-Trump supporters chanted their support for the president and waved an American flag.  A demonstrator holds a placard during a 'Stop Trump Coalition' protest near the US Consulate building in Edinburgh, Scotland on July 26, 2025\. US President Donald Trump landed in Scotland on July 25, for a five-day visit set to mix diplomacy, business and leisure. Scott Heppell—AFP or Licensors As the huge security operation worked on the golf course to keep both media and onlookers at bay, reports from local media shared that Trump’s golf cart could be heard blaring music, to drown out noise from protesters, [says Sky News.](https://x.com/implausibleblog/status/1949461039919124678?s=46&t=3tzzBpFmRzyQ5QAseUAt4w) Despite the fact that Scotland is the birthplace of Trump’s mother, he is not particularly popular in the country, with one [recent poll](https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/7-10-scots-hold-unfavourable-opinion-donald-trump-and-elon-musk) done by marketing and public opinion research company Ipsos finding that 71% of people in Scotland have an unfavorable opinion of Trump, as opposed to 57% of people in the United Kingdom overall.  Demonstrators gather at Union Terrace protesting against the visit of President Trump to Scotland in Aberdeen, Scotland on July 26, 2025. Jeff J Mitchell—Getty Images  Protestors outside the office of the Consulate General of the United States as they protest against US President Donald Trump's visit to Scotland in Edinburgh on July 26, 2025. Ian Forsyth—Getty Images  British police officers stand on duty as protestor Alan Gow waves a national flag of Palestine, and a Scottish Saltire flag, ahead of a visit by US President Trump near the Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire north east Scotland on July 28, 2025. 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