With higher U.S. tariffs postponed by 90 days, European Union finance ministers pledged unity on Friday in negotiating a trade deal with Washington during that window, noting the U.S.' levies were more hurtful for its own economy than for Europe's.

The eurozone will stand together in support of retaliation against the U.S. if talks to resolve the trade conflict are unsuccessful, Ireland’s finance minister said Friday.

President Donald Trump’s suspension of most tariffs on European products and the European Union’s postponement of threatened retaliation has bought a three-month truce in a potential trans-Atlantic trade war.

The EU's foreign policy chief has suggested negotiations over post-Brexit fisheries rights should not hold up talks on a new EU-UK defence pact. There are reports that EU countries want to link future access to British waters to ongoing talks on a wider "reset" in areas including defence spending.

European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic is to travel to Washington on Sunday and will hold talks with U.S. officials on Monday with the aim of reaching a deal on tariffs, an EU spokesperson said. U.

European Union Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič will meet with U.S. officials in Washington on Monday, an EU spokesman said. The trip comes after the bloc said it would suspend its plans to impose retaliatory tariffs on the U.