BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had a “good exchange” on trade on Sunday with U.S. President Donald Trump, just as Washington floated that it would postpone a deadline to August for countries to strike a deal on universal tariffs.

“I can also confirm the call between President von der Leyen and President Trump, and confirm that they have had a good exchange,” Commission spokesperson Stefan De Keersmaeker told a briefing on Monday, declining to give any more details on the content or length of the conversation.

The Trump administration said on Sunday that it would push back a deadline for the return of sweeping tariffs to Aug. 1. Tariffs would then revert to their April 2 rates for countries that fail to nail down new trade deals with the United States, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

The European Commission meanwhile confirmed that it was working towards a Wednesday deadline, which Trump had set previously, to reach an agreement in principle that would include a 10 percent baseline tariff.

“We’re working towards July 9, at the point where we want to have an agreement in principle at a minimum with the U.S.,” Olof Gill, the Commission’s trade spokesperson, said at the midday briefing.

Gill added that talks were at “the beginning of the endgame” at least for an agreement in principle. “We’re fully geared up to get an agreement in principle by Wednesday. And we’re firing on all cylinders to that effect,” he added.