US raises pressure on EU to 'deliver' on non-tariff trade commitments
Washington says the rules raise costs for U.S. firms and distort trade, while Brussels says its regulatory autonomy is not negotiable.
- On Friday, U.S. Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder urged the 27-nation bloc to amend its sustainability directives, arguing they breach commitments made during the July 2025 Turnberry framework trade talks.
- The EU scaled back the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive last year, yet U.S. officials maintain these measures still impose 'unreasonable burdens on US commerce.'
- Puzder specifically criticized the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism , calling it 'a tariff in substance, no matter the 'climate policy' label,' while asserting extraterritorial provisions harm American businesses and workers.
- European Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta responded that Brussels is engaging with Washington, though she insisted 'neither our rules framework nor our regulatory autonomy are up for negotiation.'
- Separately, the White House flagged the EU as a risk for 'illegal transshipment' from China on Thursday, though Podesta noted Brussels shares the U.S. objective of tackling customs fraud.
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Trump Demands EU Honor Non-Tariff Trade Commitments.
The United States has urged the European Union to honor its trade commitments by revising corporate sustainability rules that could hinder American businesses operating in the bloc.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United States is urging the European Union (EU) to ease corporate sustainability rules that hold large companies responsible for the environmental and social impact of their global supply chains, arguing the measures harm American expor…
‘Time ... to deliver’: EU pushes back as U.S. revives trade pressure on bloc
Washington’s ambassador to the EU, Andrew Puzder, called on the bloc Friday to “align” the provisions of two landmark new laws on environmental and human rights supply chain standards with the EU-U.S. trade deal struck last year.
The US warned the European Union on Friday to relax laws that hold large corporations accountable for the environmental and social impact of its global logistics chains, as the bloc claimed that such measures would not hinder bilateral trade.
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