Intense discussions are scheduled for Monday afternoon following a US Supreme Court decision and renewed tariff threats from Washington, which have cast doubt over transatlantic trade relations.
EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is poised to engage with G7 trade ministers on Monday, after United States President Donald Trump increased pressure on trade partners by imposing a uniform 15% tariff on imports entering the US market.
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This action by Trump followed a ruling by the US Supreme Court last week, which invalidated several global tariffs he had introduced from the White House the previous year, effectively overturning a major element of his trade approach.
Brussels now calls for legal clarification. The EU remains tied to Washington through a trade agreement finalized in July 2025 between Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Trump, setting a 15% tariff on EU exports, while obliging the EU to eliminate its tariffs.
“Obtaining complete clarity on the implications of these recent developments for EU-US trade relations is the baseline necessary for the EU to conduct a clear analysis and determine the subsequent measures,” said Commission deputy spokesperson Olof Gill on Monday.
Major Parliament vote anticipated
Šefčovič’s meetings with the G7 precede a confidential session of EU ambassadors to evaluate the consequences of the latest US developments.
Certain member states, including France, are ready to activate the bloc’s Anti-Coercion Instrument—the so-called «trade bazooka»—which enables restrictions on public procurement, licensing, and intellectual property rights if deemed essential to counter external pressure.
Focus now shifts to the European Parliament, which was scheduled to vote on Tuesday regarding the implementation of the EU-US agreement through tariff reductions on US products as outlined in the pact. However, MEPs convene Monday afternoon to decide on the future enforcement strategy of the agreement.
The Parliament has been a center of opposition to the US administration, criticizing the agreement signed in Scotland last summer as imbalanced.
German MEP Bernd Lange, chair of the Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, stated on Sunday that he intends to call for suspension of the agreement. Conversely, Zeljana Zovko, lead negotiator for the EPP—the Parliament’s largest group—adopted a more measured stance, telling Euronews that MEPs “remain composed and fulfill their responsibilities.”
“There is no need to intensify an already volatile situation,” she added.