The EU Commission has welcomed an executive order from US President Donald Trump, which paves the way to lower levies on European car exports to the US, part of the transatlantic trade truce struck over the summer.

In an executive order signed Friday, Trump offered the implementation of tariff exemptions from Monday to "aligned partners", who clinched framework pacts to cut Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs, which includes the EU.

The order deemed it "necessary and appropriate to implement the tariff modifications" struck in a framework deal with the EU in July, including reducing levies on EU car exports to the US from 27.5% to 15% and eliminating tariffs on some other goods.

Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s trade commissioner, praised the White House’s decision on Saturday as a "crucial step" in

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