EU delays retaliatory tariffs, hopes to make deal

European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic, right, speaks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, during the weekly meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File) BRUSSELS — The EU will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods scheduled to take effect Monday in hopes of reaching a trade deal with the Trump administration by the end of the month. "³This is now the time for negotiations,"³ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Brussels on Sunday, after U.S. President Donald Trump sent a…