President Donald Trump is meeting Sunday with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, taking a break from golfing in Scotland to discuss trade as both sides seek an agreement on tariff rates with the White House’s deadline to impose stiff import taxes looming this week.

In a high-stakes meeting that took place not in a conference hall but at a golf resort in Scotland, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen helped avert a transatlantic trade war on Sunday—just five days before sweeping U.