MEPs and EU countries fail to reach an agreement on EU-US deal

Published on 07/05/2026 - 9:27 GMT+2

The European Parliament and the Cypriot presidency, representing EU subordinate states, failed to scope a woody past nighttime connected eliminating EU tariffs connected US concern goods arsenic agreed nether the Turnberry statement struck past summer.

The setback comes conscionable days aft the US intensified unit connected European negotiators by threatening to enforce 25% tariffs connected EU cars — exceeding the 15% ceiling connected US tariffs for EU goods agreed past summertime by US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen successful Turnberry.

Despite the failed circular of talks, which stretched precocious into the night, the Cypriot presidency said discussions had generated “positive momentum” betwixt some sides and that negotiators had made “progress”.

The timepiece is ticking

The timepiece is ticking and unit has intensified successful caller days from the European Commission, which is pushing for swift implementation of the EU-US deal, and from leaders of the blimpish European People’s Party, the Parliament’s largest governmental group, who reason businesses request certainty.

Cypriot Trade Minister Michael Damianos sought to reassure them, saying that “the Council is committed to moving swiftly with the implementation” of the deal, adding: “We are afloat committed to proceed our constructive engagement with the European Parliament.”

One EU diplomat told Euronews that the nonsubjective of yesterday’s talks was chiefly for some sides to laic retired their governmental positions, with method negotiations expected astatine a aboriginal stage. Negotiators are present targeting a caller circular of discussions connected 19 May.

Parliament has included robust safeguards successful the EU–US deal, though subordinate states bash not backmost each of them, contempt broadly agreeing connected the request to support the statement from aboriginal threats by Trump, specified arsenic those concerning EU cars oregon Greenland earlier this year.

Bernd Lange, a German socialist MEP said that “there is inactive immoderate mode to go,” but added that negotiators “made bully advancement connected the contented of the safeguard mechanics and the reappraisal and valuation of the main regulation.”

Parliament’s demands see making the woody temporary, with an expiry day successful March 2028, conscionable months earlier the extremity of Trump’s 2nd term.