“Vote for the EU-US agreement!” - European Commission's request to MEPs despite new tariffs
EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič urged lawmakers to move forward with the EU-US trade pact, even as Washington is imposing new tariffs and legal uncertainty casts doubt on the terms of the agreement.
The deal was abruptly frozen on Monday, after a US Supreme Court ruling declared most of the tariffs imposed globally by the White House in 2025 illegal. Shortly after the ruling, President Donald Trump announced new 10% tariffs on imports from US allies, including the EU.
“It is imperative that we continue the process of implementing our commitments,” Šefčovič told MEPs. “A vote in plenary in March should remain our objective, provided, of course, that we receive more clarity from the US.”
Šefčovič also said that his American counterparts had called him on Saturday to "assure" him that they would "adhere" to the agreement if the EU "respects it."
But the agreement, reached in July 2025 by Trump and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after weeks of trade disputes, is now on hold and requires the approval of the European Parliament to enter into force.
Widely seen in Brussels as unequal, the deal maintains US tariffs of 15% on EU goods, while the bloc completely removes its own tariffs on American goods and pledges to invest hundreds of billions of euros in the US.
Since the Supreme Court decision and the fallout in Washington, the European Commission has urged the White House to honor the agreement and has sought clarity on the next steps, as well as on the duration and scope of the new tariffs that Trump announced following the decision.
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