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Trump's daily schedule said there was an announcement scheduled
for 1:45 p.m. (1745 GMT) but gave no other details.
Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond
to a request for comment. Representatives for the EU could not
be immediately reached.
The Trump administration has been pursuing a host of new trade
deals with Europe, China and others as part of the Republican
president's "America First" agenda as he seeks a second term in
office.
U.S. and European officials have sought to lay the groundwork
for talks on a trade agreement, but earlier faced an impasse
over agriculture. European officials last month said trade talks
had produced mixed results.
The two sides are each other's largest trading partners.
European stock on Friday were battered by Trump's latest salvo
in his ongoing trade dispute with China after the U.S. president
vowed to impose further tariffs on Chinese imports.
(Reporting by Susan Heavey, Alexandra Alper and Jeff Mason;
Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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