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Europe signs off on long-awaited US tariff deal The European Union and the United States on Tuesday gave a final sign off to a long awaited tariff deal as the EU seeks to close a volatile chapter of transatlantic trade relations. The deal puts the bloc well on track to meet Trump's July 4 deadline and defuse his threat of new tariffs on European vehicles.

EU-US Trade Deal Explained: How the New 15% Tariff Affects You in 2026 10 min read The EU-US trade deal faces a critical June 16 Parliament vote. Here’s what the 15% tariff ceiling means for European cars, jobs, prices, and the July 4 deadline. After months of political drama, two pauses, tariff threats, and a deal first struck at a golf resort in Scotland, the European Union and the United States are finally in the final stretch of sealing one of the most consequential trade agreements in decades. With a European Parliament vote scheduled for June 16 and a hard deadline of July 4 set by US President Donald Trump, the clock is ticking. But what does this deal actually mean for ordinary Europeans? Will your car get more expensive? Will European workers lose their jobs? And what happens if the Parliament says no? What Is the EU-US Trade Deal — and Why Does It Exist? The EU and the United States share the largest bilateral trade and investment relationship on the planet. Every day, more than €4.2 billion worth of goods and services cross the Atlantic, and total EU-US investments between firms on both sides exceeded €5.3 trillion in 2022 alone. This relationship had never been formali…

European Parliament approves US tariff deal The European Parliament has approved cutting tariffs on many US imports to comply with a deal signed last year. US President Trump had given the bloc a July 4 deadline to meet its side of the deal.

EU, UK warn Trump trade deals are at risk as new 15% tariff ... - CNBC Europe warned Monday that its hard-fought trade deal with Washington could now be in jeopardy after PresidentDonald Trumpunveiled a sweeping 15% tariff on all imports over the weekend, prompting the European Parliament to postpone a planned vote on the agreement,according to Reuters. Trump's move came after the U.S. Supreme Court on Fridaystruck downhis global tariffs policy, implemented last spring, that had upset the long-standing global trading order. The president reacted to the Supreme Court's judgment by initially announcing a new universal 10% levy,using a different legal framework for the latest tariffs, but then increased the global tariff rate to 15% — the legal maximum which can be in place for 150 days before congressional approval is required. The new import duties are "effective immediately," Trump said ina Truth Social poston Saturday. Officials in Europe and London expressed alarm and consternation at the latest upheaval in global trade relations, saying Trump's new tariff policy could upend trade deals signed with the U.S. last year. They asked for more clarity from the White House as to w…

EU Parliament passes transatlantic trade deal - POLITICO The European Parliament approved legislation on Tuesday to implement the EU’s trade deal with the United States, marking one of the final hurdles in a process that has repeatedly frustrated the Trump administration. Lawmakers voted by 440 in favor, with 151 against and 50 abstaining, to approve changes to legislation to remove tariffs on U.S. industrial goods and some agricultural products — fulfilling the EU’s side of the agreement struck last July at President Donald Trump’s golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland. Washington had agreed to cap tariffs on most EU exports at 15 percent and to lower levies on European cars. Those changes took effect last fall. Advertisement European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the vote result. “A deal is a deal — and the EU is delivering its part,” she wrote in a social media post . Getting the deal onto the EU’s books has taken longer, with top trade lawmaker Bernd Lange demanding additional safeguards after Trump threatened in January to annex Greenland and later menaced Spain with a trade embargo for opposing U.S. air strikes on Iran. In a hard-fought compromise reached l…

EU bows to Trump pressure on tariffs but warns of future chaos The European Parliament approved on Tuesday cutting duties on many US goods imports to fulfil the European Union’s side of a trade ‌deal struck last year, and avert a new round of tariff conflict between the world’s largest trading partners. US President Donald Trump struck a framework deal with the European Union at his Turnberry golf course in Scotland last July under which the EU agreed to remove import duties on US industrial goods in return for tariffs of 15 per cent on most EU...

European Parliament clears way for EU-US trade pact | Euractiv [Photographer: Fred MARVAUX Copyright: © European Union 2025 - Source : EP] The European Parliament has cleared the final hurdle to lowering tariffs on US agricultural and industrial products, a key step towards implementing the trade pact between Washington and Brussels agreed last summer. The deal was approved during a plenary session in Strasbourg on Tuesday, with 440 votes in favour, 151 against and 50 abstentions. The Parliament’s lead negotiator, veteran German MEP Bernd Lange, had wrangled for months with parliamentary groups and national governments over introducing additional safeguards to the tariff removals, which are conditional on a 15% blanket tariff on EU exports to the US. A political agreement was reached in Strasbourg last month , empowering the Commission to suspend the deal if the US fails to comply with its commitments, notably if it maintains tariffs higher than 15% on steel and aluminium products or introduces additional trade measures. “Under considerable pressure, we secured important guardrails to keep European interests on track,” Lange said, adding that Parliament would “keep a close watch o…

European Parliament approves US trade deal to lower tariffs The European Parliament has approved cutting tariffs on many US imports to comply with a deal signed last year. US President Trump had given the bloc a July 4 deadline to meet its side of the deal.

Europe Union Lawmakers Approve Much-Delayed Trade Deal With U.S. The European Parliament voted on a trade deal between the United States and the European Union in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday.

EU nears finish line on US tariff deal - Radio France Internationale EU nears finish line on US tariff deal Strasbourg (France) (AFP) – The European Parliament is set on Tuesday to give a final sign off to implement a tariff deal with the United States as it seeks to close a volatile chapter of transatlantic trade relations. Issued on: 16/06/2026 - 03:24 2 min Reading time EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump struck the tariff deal in July last year © Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP/File Advertising Read more It has been a long time coming. The EU and the United States clinched the agreement in July last year, setting levies on most of the bloc's goods at 15 percent, while Brussels agreed on zero tariffs for US products. But to President Donald Trump's chagrin, the EU had yet to fulfil its side of the bargain, after Trump's threats to Greenland and a US Supreme Court decision striking down many of his tariffs fuelled months of delay. EU capitals have already endorsed the deal, meaning the approval by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) would be the final political step before its implementation -- putting the bloc well on track to meet Trump's July 4 d…

EU lawmakers approve trade deal with US but add safeguards President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talk after reaching a trade deal at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament voted Thursday to approve a trade deal between the European Union and the United States but with amendments added to protect European interests should the U.S. fail to hold up its end of the bargain. The deal wasnegotiated last Julyin Turnberry, Scotland, by U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. It set a 15% tariff on most goods in an effort to stave off far higher import duties on both sides that might havesentshock waves through economies around the globe. New language now says that the deal can be suspended if it is determined that Washington “undermined the objectives of the deal, discriminated against EU economic operators, threatened member states’ territorial integrity, foreign and defence policies, or engaged in economic coercion.” That clause was forged because of tensions over Greenland, said Bernd Lang…

European parliament finally approves Trump tariff deal <p>MEPs agree to implement deal almost 12 months after it was proposed and just days before deadline of US threat to raise tariffs</p><p>The European parliament has given its final approval to implement last July’s tariff agreement with Donald Trump.</p><p>Facing a threat of increased tariffs if the deal was not sanctioned by 4 July, MEPs agreed to approve the deal, with two main provisos.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/16/european-parliament-finally-approves-trump-tariff-deal">Continue reading...</a>