After months of intensive talks and shuttle diplomacy, a trade agreement between the European Union and the U.S. now rests mostly on Donald Trump.

Von der Leyen said Friday that she had a good call with Trump and the two had agreed to meet in Scotland to discuss trans-Atlantic trade relations “and how we can keep them strong.” European officials are optimistic that they are nearing agreement on an outline deal that could see the European Union accept 15% baseline tariffs on most goods,

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen traveled to Scotland on Saturday ahead of her scheduled meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, as both sides signal progress toward a major trade

Trump’s tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, autos and goods not covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement have upended the status quo. He has threatened to raise some of those tariffs to 35 percent by Aug. 1. Canada sends more than 75 percent of its exports to the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade deal with Japan has sparked fresh optimism that the global economy will manage to avoid getting hit with extremely elevated tariffs, even as many U.S. trading partners still don’t have agreements.

I think Canada could be one where there's just a tariff, not really a negotiation." The two nations are trying to work out a trade deal before August 1, when Washington is threatening to impose 35% tariffs on all Canadian goods not covered by the U.