Pakistan, July 16 -- EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic flew to Washington on Wednesday to try to resolve tariff disputes with the U.S. He will meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to discuss the issue. The talks come as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 30% tariff on imports from the EU starting August 1. Europe calls this tariff unacceptable and says it would seriously damage trade between the two biggest markets.

The threat has already caused concern in industries. ASML, a major supplier of chip-making machines, warned that tariff uncertainty is causing U.S. chipmakers to delay investments. This affected ASML's stock, which fell sharply in early trading. German...