EU Parliament delays decision to unfreeze US trade deal
Lawmakers are divided on whether to play hardball with Washington or to ratify the deal to smooth trade relations.
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Lawmakers are divided on whether to play hardball with Washington or to ratify the deal to smooth trade relations.
The European Parliament has again failed to give the “green light” to the trade agreement between the European Union and the United States. After freezing approval last week in response to threats of additional tariffs on European countries over Greenland, the Parliament has now postponed a new vote until 4 February...

The President of the European Parliament said today that 'common sense prevailed' following the United States' retreat from tariff threats, announcing the continuation of the 'internal discussions' on the EU-US trade agreement, which had been suspended.

The President of the European Parliament announces the continuation of talks on EU–US trade, which had been put off by the threat of tariffs. Trump backed down after an agreement with NATO over Greenland.

RTP's correspondent in the United States, Cândida Pinto, explains how Donald Trump and his administration are likely to respond to Europe's suspension of the ratification of the trade agreement with Washington.

The measure has broad consensus across the political spectrum, from left to right, among the 27 EU member states.

The ratification process of the trade agreement that would have removed tariffs on North American products has been suspended.
The Parliament has decided to suspend the ratification process of the trade agreement between the EU and the United States.

The European Parliament decided to freeze the ratification of the trade agreement between the European Union and the US, agreed last July, which would have reduced trade tariffs on European exports to 15%. The suspension is justified by recent threats from Donald Trump to a number of countries for opposing the US annexation of Greenland. In a ...

US trade threats “raise the question of the validity of the agreement” on customs tariffs concluded between the European Union and the United States last July.

EU lawmakers say a proposed EU–US trade pact—intended to shield European exporters from heavy duties—is effectively on hold after the US announced tariffs on eight European countries in response to their opposition to Washington’s actions regarding Greenland. EU ambassadors have been summoned to an extraordinary meeting to discuss the diplomatic fallout and next steps, underscoring how escalating US threats risk derailing broader trade cooperation and raising the prospect of a wider economic and political rift.