00:01EU lawmakers have reached a provisional deal to make the EU-US trade agreement
00:07suspendable in the event of a market disruption caused by a surge in US imports,
00:13Euronews has learned from two sources close to the talks.
00:17Intense negotiations have been underway between EU governments and the European Parliament
00:22over the implementation of the deal, which could cut EU tariffs on US goods
00:27to zero under pressure from the Trump administration.
00:31MEPs have been pushing for tougher conditions since the agreement was clinched last summer
00:37between Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen,
00:40arguing that it must not become a vehicle for extortion of the EU.
00:45A provisional compromise was found on a safeguard mechanism
00:48allowing the EU to reimpose tariffs on US industrial goods
00:52if a surge in imports disrupts the European market.
00:57Negotiators also agreed in principle to include a sunset clause
01:01that would automatically terminate the deal unless renewed,
01:05though the final timeline remains under negotiation.
01:08The Commission is also pushing to remove references to the EU's anti-coercion instrument,
01:14seen as the EU's trade bazooka, that could curtail US access to the European seagull market
01:20in unprecedented ways.
01:23The Commission is also pushing back against provisions suggested by Parliament,
01:27allowing the suspension of the deal if Trump were to threaten the bloc's territorial integrity again,
01:33one of the sources said.
01:35EU negotiators are aiming to finalise the agreement by June,
01:39ahead of a plenary vote in the European Parliament the same month,
01:43in time for the 4th of July deadline set by Trump.
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