The European Union is seeking to conclude a preliminary trade deal with the US this week that would allow it to lock in a 10% tariff rate beyond an Aug. 1 deadline as they negotiate a permanent agreement.

Negotiations with the Trump administration are testing European Union cohesion as the bloc inches toward a potential trade deal, write our Kim Mackrael and Bertrand Benoit. Any pact is likely to keep 10% tariffs on most European goods,

The agreement under negotiation to settle a customs dispute between the European Union and the United States is only a few pages long, senior EU lawmaker Bernd Lange has said. The possible framework agreement is "a relatively limited paper,