Navarro Says Many New U.S. Trade Deals Are Unilateral

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said the Trump administration has "several" new trade agreements in hand but described many of them as unilateral, implying that they required only U.S. action such as formal notification letters rather than reciprocal concessions from counterparties. In a televised interview, Navarro singled out negotiations with the European Union as the most difficult, citing non-tariff barriers and the EU’s value-added tax, which he called a de-facto subsidy. He suggested the administration wants Brussels to lower both VAT levies and tariffs. Navarro added that the informal August 1 target date for concluding talks with the EU could slip if progress remains limited, signaling continued uncertainty over the timing and scope of any comprehensive trans-Atlantic accord.