German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday urged the European Union to strike a "quick and simple" deal on tariffs with the United States, with just days to go before a negotiating deadline. "It is better to achieve a quick and simple solution than a lengthy and complicated one that remains in the negotiation stage for months," Merz said in Berlin, at a time when EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic is in Washington seeking to seal an agreement. AFP