Trump tariffs: 'A deal is a deal,' EU insists

"The Commission called for Washington to provide "full clarity" on the measures it plans to implement following the Supreme Court ruling. "EU companies and exporters must have fair treatment, predictability and legal certainty," the Commission said. "The current situation is not conducive to delivering 'fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial' transatlantic trade and investment, as agreed to by both sides," it said, pointing to the deal reached by the US and the EU last year. "A deal is a deal.""

"The call from Brussels comes after US President Donald Trump said he was raising a global 10% tariff to 15% in response to the US Supreme Court blocking many of his emergency tariffs. The court decision has cast uncertainty over the ratification of the deal, which had been put on hold and was to be approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday. The Commission called for Washington to provide "full clarity" on the measures it plans to implement following the Supreme Court ruling."

The European Commission demanded that the United States respect the terms of the trade deal reached last July and insisted that "a deal is a deal." The Commission called for Washington to provide full clarity on measures to be implemented after the US Supreme Court blocked many emergency tariffs and after President Trump announced raising a global tariff from 10% to 15%. The Commission said EU companies and exporters need fair treatment, predictability and legal certainty, and that EU products must not face tariff increases beyond the previously agreed all-inclusive ceiling. The Commission is studying the ruling's potential effects.

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