EU says US must honor a trade deal after court blocks Trump tariffs

Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking some of Donald Trump's tariffs, the European Union is seeking clarification from the United States and urging it to honor existing trade agreements. The EU's executive arm, the European Commission, stated that the current situation hinders fair and mutually beneficial trans-Atlantic trade and investment, as outlined in the EU-U.S. Joint Statement of August 2025. This statement refers to a trade deal from last year that imposed a 15% import tax on 70% of European goods exported to the U.S. In response to the uncertainty, a top EU lawmaker plans to propose pausing the ratification process of the deal in the European Parliament. The EU expresses concerns about "tariff chaos" and growing uncertainty for EU and other U.S. trading partners.

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