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EU Parliament approves implementation of US tariff deal under pressure from Trump

European negotiators agreed late on Tuesday to implement the controversial trade agreement concluded last summer with the US. However, the deal — signed in the Scottish city of Turnberry — remains fragile as long as US President Donald Trump continues to use tariffs as a tool of political pressure.

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00:02European negotiators reached an agreement to implement the controversial EU-US trade agreement.
00:08European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump struck the tentative deal back in July 2025,
00:15but negotiators were stuck on how exactly to implement it.
00:19EU lawmakers had kept the deal frozen for several weeks following Trump's threats over Greenland earlier this year.
00:26They also suspended it after the US imposed new tariffs that were declared illegal by the Supreme Court.
00:33Ironically, just two weeks ago, US President Donald Trump had threatened to impose additional tariffs again if Europeans failed to
00:40implement the agreement.
00:43NEPs have now tried to secure the deal by attaching conditions,
00:46a risky move that threatens to anger Washington with additional provisions that it had not agreed to.
00:53Despite the implementation of the agreement, relations between the EU and US remain fragile,
00:59as there is a concern that the US could still use tariffs as a tool of political pressure.
01:03However, in this case, no longer-driven, it is possible.
01:07That is an Americanbasic that is the only 18-7-12 sector.
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