The text that anticipates a 15% customs duty on European imports in exchange for promises of investments in the United States is accompanied by suspension clauses. It was almost forgotten given the various crises and shocks throughout its journey. After the conflict in January over Greenland, Donald Trump’s comments on the cowardice of NATO partners towards Iran, and the resounding decision at the end of February by the US Supreme Court on the reciprocity of illegal customs duties, European MEPs finally validated the trade agreement negotiated between the European Union and the United States in July 2025 at Turnberry, Scotland. Eight months later and five months after the approval of the member states. They also added additional conditions that the member states will have to validate in the coming days, such as an extinction clause if the fate of European steel and aluminum, subject to current 50% US tariffs, remains uncertain.
Several times postponed due to transatlantic nerves, the agreement could have been once again thwarted by the latest threats.
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