EU agrees to implement US trade pact after Trump threats
The EU has reached an agreement to implement a trade pact with the United States after negotiations extended late into the night. This decision comes in response to threats from President Trump regarding potential new tariffs if the deal is not ratified by July 4. The agreement aims to stabilize transatlantic trade relations, which have been strained over the past year.
- ▪EU lawmakers and member states finalized a trade pact with the US after extensive negotiations.
- ▪President Trump had threatened higher tariffs unless the deal was implemented by July 4.
- ▪The agreement allows the EU to address US trade practices that may harm European producers.
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EU agrees to implement US trade pact after Trump threatsSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxNegotiators from the EU’s Parliament and capitals wrangled late into the night, finally emerging several hours after midnight with news of an agreement to move forward.PHOTO: REUTERSPublished May 20, 2026, 02:15 PMUpdated May 20, 2026, 02:15 PMSTRASBOURG, France – EU lawmakers and member states reached a deal in the early hours of May 20 to implement the bloc’s nearly year-old trade pact with the United States, with President Donald Trump threatening new tariffs unless it is done by July 4.The 27-nation bloc struck an accord with Washington in July 2025 setting levies on most European goods at 15 per cent, but to Mr Trump’s frustration it had yet to make good on its pledge to…
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