47m ago
14.38 GMT
EU
postpones ratification on US trade deal
Lisa
O’Carroll
The
European Parliament has just decided to pause the ratification process relating
to the US trade deal struck with Donald Trump last July in Scotland.
A vote
tomorrow morning in the Trade Committee has been postponed.
Anna
Cavazzini, trade policy spokesperson for the Greens/EFA group, comments on this
decision:
“Given
the current enormous uncertainty, a vote would be unjustifiable. The new
tariffs on EU exports are over 15 percent, thus violating the deal. At the same
time, Trump continues to blithely announce arbitrary tariffs. This lack of
trust prevents simply rubber-stamping the implementation of the US deal now.”
“The
top priority must be finding a solution for the remaining 50% tariffs on steel,
aluminum, and related products. The ball is now in the US’s court. Tariffs are
extremely unpopular and have not led to the industrial jobs promised by Trump.”
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