The soft tone of President of the European Union Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, was all that was needed to bring belligerent President Donald Trump of the United States to stand down his threats of 50 percent hike in tariffs on goods arriving the American market from the 27 country community.

The Oracle Today reports that confrontation had built up from previous conversations among European trade ministers and even among presidents of EU countries and President Trump as the US president consistently laid urgent implementation of his local content agenda for the American market.

And when efforts at arriving at peaceful resolution of the matters appeared fruitless and ego clashes set in, the European boss thought it wise to handle the matters herself, and thus puling the critical deal back from the  edge to the center of the table.

Ms von der Leyen and President Trump both confirmed on Sunday that a new conversation between them has yielded better time space and the understanding required to arrive at acceptable resolution of the prevailing row over America’s threat of 50-percent tariffs on the bloc.

Ms von der Leyen stated in her account of the conversation that she secured more time and agreed to move “swiftly” to reach a trade deal with Washington.

“The EU and US share the world’s most consequential and close trade relationship,” she declared in a post on X; adding that the “Europe is ready to advance talks swiftly and decisively. To reach a good deal, we would need the time until July 9.”

The outcome of her phone conversation with President Trump amplifies the strategy in a woman’s voice after similar calls among presidents of EU member states ended in threats and demands for respect.

Europe and the United States have been negotiating in a bid to avert an all-out transatlantic trade war, and had agreed to suspend tariff action on both sides until July. But Trump dramatically upped the stakes on Friday, complaining that talks with the 27-nation EU were “going nowhere” and threatening a 50-percent tariff on all EU imports to the United States starting June 1.

The US leader said Friday he was “not looking for a deal” with the EU, repeating his position that the bloc was created to “take advantage” of the United States.

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil separately on Sunday called for “serious negotiations” with Washington, saying he had spoken with his US counterpart Scott Bessent about the matter.

“We don’t need any further provocations, but serious negotiations,” Klingbeil, who is also Germany’s vice chancellor, told Bild newspaper.

“The US tariffs endanger the US economy just as much as the German and European economy,” Klingbeil warned.

Trump has hit the bloc with three sets of tariffs: 25 percent on steel and aluminium and on automobiles, followed by a 20-percent “reciprocal” levy on all imports — which has been suspended pending talks, though a baseline 10 percent remains in force.

The US president is pressing for enhanced balance of payments with the EU to address significant deficits of some $236 billion suffered by the American economy in 2024. But when taking account of services, where American firms are dominant, the European Commission calculates that the US trade deficit stood at $57 billion.

The EU bloc announced plans to hit US goods worth nearly $113 billion with tariffs if negotiations fail to produce to deal.

But after taking charge of the discussions weekend, Ursula was clear that she was able to reset the tone and pace of the negotiations. She added that the discussion with Trump also secured the much needed time for broader engagements.

Trump confirmed Sunday that has agreed to a five-and-a-half-week extension on the timeline to implement a 50 percent tariff on the European Union after speaking with Ursula von der Leyen.

“I received a call today from Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, requesting an extension on the June 1st deadline on the 50 percent Tariff with respect to Trade and the European Union. I agreed to the extension — July 9, 2025 — It was my privilege to do so,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday.

The EU’s biggest exports to the U.S. include pharmaceuticals and medical products, vehicles and industrial equipment. The proposed tariffs could shrink EU exports and drive up prices of European goods in the U.S.

Earlier this year, the Trump administration imposed a 20 percent tariff on most EU imports before dropping it to 10 percent a week later. That rate was set to return to 20 percent in early July if a deal was not brokered within Trump’s original 90-day deadline.

The U.S. has also enacted 25 percent tariffs on EU steel, aluminum and cars.      

Trump had in his first months in office that he launched tariffs against nearly all major U.S. trade partners, triggering global market volatility and diplomatic backlash.