According to the Internet, according to the British Financial Times, three sources said that the United States threatened to impose a 17% tariff on EU agricultural exports, which sharply escalated its trade conflict with the EU. The United States made this last-minute request ahead of the July 9 deadline for a trade deal. The United States said it would impose a 20% tariff on all EU goods if an agreement was not reached. EU Trade Commissioner Serfkovic received the request at a meeting in Washington on Thursday and forwarded it to ambassadors from the 27 member states on Friday. European Commission President Von der Leyen said on Thursday she wanted an "agreement in principle" that would allow the two sides to continue negotiations until a final agreement was reached. But Washington is pushing countries to reach a binding agreement before the deadline set by Trump.