{"id":295514,"date":"2025-07-27T09:20:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T09:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/295514\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T09:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T09:20:15","slug":"donald-trump-set-to-meet-ursula-von-der-leyen-for-trade-talks-on-europe-and-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/295514\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump set to meet Ursula von der Leyen for trade talks on Europe and US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trump is set to sit down with Ursula von der Leyen today as he gets to work during his five-day visit to Scotland.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_President-Of-Indonesia-Visits-The-EU.jpg\" alt=\"President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Donald TrumpLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> will meet the president of the European Commission as gets to work during his five-day visit to Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"US President Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">US President <\/a>flew into the country on Friday night and was then seen playing golf at his Trump Turnberry resort yeterday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, today, Sunday, July 27, he will meet European Commission Ursula von der Leyen for talks on the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"trading relationshipLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">trading relationship<\/a> between Europe and the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The crunch talks come ahead of discussions with Prime Minister <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Sir Keir StarmerLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Sir Keir Starmer<\/a> on Monday, which are also expected to focus on the issue of trade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"UK and the USLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">UK and the US<\/a> struck a trade deal recently, with discussions between the two men expected to focus on this &#8211; but reports suggest that Sir Keir will be looking for the US to cut the tariffs for British steel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The start of discussions show the US President is now getting down to business on what is a private, five-day visit to Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">On Saturday he was spotted playing a round at the famous <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Turnberry courseLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Turnberry course<\/a>, which he purchased back in 2014.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753608015_340_0_US-President-Donald-Trump-Visits-Scotland-For-Golfing-Getaway.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump plays golf at Trump Turnberry\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Donald Trump plays golf at Trump Turnberry(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Huge security measures were put in place as the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PresidentLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">President<\/a> played golf on the course. Trump drove his own golf buggy, but a heavy <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"security presenceLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">security presence<\/a> saw Mr Trump flanked by a fleet of similar vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Even before he took to the course, cops and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"military personnelLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">military personnel<\/a> could be seen searching the area around the Trump Turnberry resort &#8211; which has had a metal fence erected around it as part of heightened security measures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">No protesters were seen while he was golfing on Saturday &#8211; but hundreds of people gathered in both Edinburgh and Aberdeen for protests against his visit organised by the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Stop Trump Coalition.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Stop Trump Coalition.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">After spending some time at his South Ayrshire resort, the President will head to Aberdeenshire, where he is expected to open a second course at his <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Trump International Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump International <\/a>golf resort in Balmedie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">During his time in the north-east of the country, Mr Trump is also due to meet Scottish First Minister <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"John Swinney.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">John Swinney.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Speaking ahead of the talks, Mr Swinney said it was his responsibility to &#8220;raise global and humanitarian issues of significant importance, including the unimaginable suffering we are witnessing in Gaza&#8221; with the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"President.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">President.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Saying he wanted to &#8220;ensure Scotland&#8217;s voice is heard at the highest levels of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"governmentLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">government<\/a> across the world&#8221; Mr Swinney added: &#8220;That is exactly what I will do when I meet with President Trump during his time in Scotland.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trump is set to sit down with Ursula von der Leyen today as he gets to work during&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295515,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[1006,32,1102,2000,299,5187,7852],"class_list":{"0":"post-295514","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-aberdeen","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-edinburgh","11":"tag-eu","12":"tag-europe","13":"tag-european","14":"tag-john-swinney"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114924462035534236","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}