President Donald Trump set a two-month deadline for the European Union to implement a trade deal with the U.S., before he increases tariffs to “much higher levels.”
Trump doubled down on his threat to levy higher tariffs on the EU in a social media post on Thursday, as he continues to push European leaders to enact the terms of the trade accord reached in Scotland last year.
The president said he relayed a July 4th deadline for the agreement during a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
“I agreed to give her until our Country’s 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels,” Trump said.
The call came after EU negotiators and member-state governments failed to agree on the terms of implementing the handshake deal agreed between Trump and von der Leyen last year, in which the EU agreed to remove tariffs on U.S. industrial goods and invest billions of dollars in U.S. energy and other industries in exchange for lower tariffs on its own products.
Trump became impatient with the EU not following through on its side of the agreement and threatened last week to raise tariffs to 25 percent on European automobiles.
The July 4th deadline falls only a couple of weeks before the expiration date for the temporary tariffs Trump installed after the Supreme Court ruled his initial use of widespread tariffs without congressional authorization was unlawful.
European officials have indicated they expect to reach an agreement to implement the deal by July, but U.S. Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder has said the U.S. may pull out of the deal if the Europeans can’t quickly agree on terms to enact the agreement.
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<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/a-tim-hortons-location-in-montreal-right-another-tim-hortons-location-in-montreal.jpg?id=59772886&width=2000&height=1500&coordinates=152%2C0%2C152%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Two Montreal <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/tim-hortons" target="_blank">Tim Hortons</a> locations recently found themselves in hot water, facing hefty fines for violating sanitation and food safety regulations.</p><p>The first incident occurred back on January 12, 2024, when a surprise inspection by the <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/tag/mapaq-fines" target="_blank">Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)</a> revealed sanitation violations at the Tim Hortons located at 7950 Boulevard Henri-Bourassa East. During the inspection, MAPAQ found that the restaurant failed to maintain proper cleanliness, with issues related to pests, including rodents and insects. As a result, the franchise was slapped with a $2,000 fine. The ruling, handed down by the Montreal Municipal Court on March 24, 2025, confirmed the fine, citing that the premises must be free of contaminants, pollutants, and any type of pests or their droppings.</p><p>In a separate case, another Tim Hortons franchise, also located in the east end, at 10725 Boulevard Henri-Bourassa East, was fined $1,000 following a June 4, 2024 inspection. This location was found to be in violation of food temperature regulations. The inspection revealed that the restaurant failed to properly cool perishable items, such as dairy and prepared foods, to the required temperature of 4°C or lower, which is crucial to ensuring food safety. The court's ruling, issued on March 24, 2025, confirmed the fine and emphasized the need for maintaining strict temperature controls in food establishments.</p><p>However, these are not isolated cases. Other big-name franchises have also faced penalties recently for similar infractions. For example, the well-known Montreal brasserie <em>Les 3 Brasseurs</em> was fined a whopping $4,000 on March 24, 2025, for sanitation issues. An inspection on March 12, 2024, uncovered that the restaurant had failed to keep its premises free from contaminants, including insects and rodents.</p><p><a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-restaurants-burger-king-fine" target="_blank">Burger King also made the list</a>, with a $2,000 fine issued on March 26, 2025. The violation stemmed from an inspection on January 26, 2024, at the Burger King located on Boulevard Crémazie West, where the premises were found to be improperly maintained in terms of sanitation, with pests present on-site.</p><p>To check out more cases of fines and violations across the city, visit the MAPAQ's full list <a href="https://media.mapaq.gouv.qc.ca/condamnations/?type=alimentation#top-list" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em></p><p><br/></p><p><em>AI tools may have been used to support the creation or distribution of this content; however, it has been carefully edited and fact-checked by a member of MTL Blog's Editorial team. For more information on our use of AI, please visit our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/editorial-standards" target="_blank">Editorial Standards page</a>.</em></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
