EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič called on ABD’ to honour its side of the EU-US trade agreement during a meeting with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Paris’te on Tuesday.
Tensions have increased over the implementation of the EU-US trade agreement in recent days has reached theUS President Donald Trump, almost a year after ’, Scotland, in the city of Turnberry, ’ was threatenedUSA’'s customs duties on EU goods %EU vehicles in violation of the agreement limiting them to 15 %He decided to impose 25 customs duties.
The deal was further shaken in February after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that ’'s 2025 tariffs were illegal, followed by the White House's introduction of new tariffs.
During his 90-minute meeting with Greer, Šefčovič’in called for a quick return to “'s agreed Turnberry terms, a European Commission spokesperson said Tuesday, adding that ”%He said the all-inclusive tariff rate of 15 means ”.
The US currently imposes a 10’ percent customs duty on EU products, in addition to the taxes in force before Trump’'s return to the White House ’ in 2025, and rates vary by EU products. Combined taxes now apply to certain EU exports, such as cheese %It can reach up to 30’ and this rate is determined in the EU-US agreement. %It exceeds the ceiling of 15’.
During the meeting, Šefčovič’in also informed his counterpart about AB’'s implementation of the agreement, saying it was “ to clarify where ’AB” stands.
Washington wants Brussels’den to speed up the EU legislative process needed to implement the agreement, including the bloc's commitment to reduce tariffs on U.S. industrial goods to zero.
However, negotiations between EU governments and members of the European Parliament remain tense.
EP lawmakers want to add measures that would make EU tariff cuts dependent on the US ’'s implementation of its side of the deal. They are also pushing for a “ termination clause, ’, which will terminate the agreement in March 2028” if it is not renewed.
While the position of the European Parliament ’ is supported by France, Germany and other member states want to preserve the original agreement signed by ’te Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in July 2025.
A round of negotiations is scheduled for Wednesday evening.
