00:00EU lawmakers have scheduled a committee vote for Thursday in a bid to revive a stalled
00:04trade deal with the United States following months of resistance.
00:08The move aims to kickstart a process long delayed by fundamental disagreements over
00:12digital rules and health standards, as well as mounting tensions over Greenland and Iran.
00:17Initially struck last summer by Ursula von der Leyen and President Donald Trump, the deal
00:22imposes 15% U.S. tariffs on EU goods while Europe cuts its own duties to zero.
00:27Brussels originally marketed the lopsided deal as the best of negative scenarios.
00:33However, the agreement was thrown into disarray earlier this year after the U.S. Supreme Court
00:38declared the President's initial tariffs illegal, adding fresh uncertainty to the terms.
00:43To reach a compromise, MEPs negotiated until the last minute to include a clause allowing
00:47the EU to suspend the deal if its territorial integrity is threatened, a direct response to
00:53previous U.S. threats regarding Greenland.
00:55A sunset clause has also been added, meaning the agreement will expire in March 2028 unless
01:00it is explicitly renewed.
01:02While the European Commission is pushing for full approval by the end of the month, political
01:07groups remain divided, with some lawmakers calling for more time to debate the deal's impact.
01:11Overall.
01:12plant
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