US EditionEU to suspend approval of US tariffs deal
- On January 20, 2026 the European Parliament agreed to pause ratification of a US trade deal, delaying a planned vote to remove tariffs on US industrial goods in the coming weeks.
- President Donald Trump threatened tariffs tied to his Greenland demand, including six EU countries such as France and Germany, prompting urgent talks before an emergency summit in Brussels on Thursday.
- After months of wrangling, Washington had imposed 15% tariffs on EU goods, and the bloc is weighing €93 billion in retaliatory tariffs, the July trade package.
- The vote delay acts as a warning as the bloc considers its response options, with lawmakers saying it sends a strong message to the White House that would unnerve American businesses.
- Suspension until February 6 leaves Brussels room to decide whether to deploy sweeping measures as the retaliatory package agreed last year was paused to avoid an all-out trade war, while French President Emmanuel Macron pushes to activate the anti-coercion trade instrument.
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EU to suspend US trade deal today over Greenland push? What we know as Trump ups the ante
The suspension of the trade deal will heighten tensions between the US and the EU, after Trump announces fresh, incremental tariffs on eight European nations over the Greenland issue.
Trump’s Greenland obsession just earned him a blunt response from European Parliament — and it wasn’t polite
The European Parliament is not usually the place for four-letter words. So when Danish MEP Anders Vistisen leaned into his microphone on Jan. 20 and said, “Mr. President — f—k off,” to Donald Trump, the room froze. You usually hear procedural warnings and carefully worded condemnations in parliaments. But amid Trump’s growing threats against Greenland’s sovereignty, someone had to step up from the usual speeches. So, the Danish MEP, Anders Visti…
The decision arises after Trump imposes 10% and 25% to eight European countries. Suspension prevents ratification of the treaty which would abolish taxes on US exports.
EU Parliament To Freeze US Trade Deal Approval Amid Trump's Tariff Threats
EU lawmakers have agreed to hold off ratifying a key trade deal with the United States following President Donald Trump's tariff threats over Greenland, the main political groups said Tuesday.
The European Parliament decided to suspend the process of ratification of the trade agreement between the block and the United States
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