America’s largest trade partner is awaiting word on whether U.S. President Donald Trump will impose punishing tariffs on its goods.

The European Union expects to find out on Monday whether President Trump will impose more tariffs, in a move that would have repercussions on both sides of the Atlantic.

EU and US negotiators met over the weekend to secure trade deals that would help Europe avoid Trump's tariffs.The United States is warning its trading partners to negotiate new deals or face higher import taxes by August 1,

President Donald Trump enacted sweeping tariff measures on the vast majority of U.S. trade partners earlier this year.

The U.S. and the European Union have not yet struck a trade deal with just days to go before Trump’s tariff reprieve is set to end.

(Reuters) -European shares edged lower on Friday, as investors weighed uncertainty over U.S. trade deals, with the July 9 deadline fast approaching. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.4% to 541.61 points, as of 0704 GMT, and was on track to log a weekly decline. Other major regional indexes also traded lower.