The European Parliament will suspend the ratification of the EU-US trade agreement

The European Parliament (EP) is suspending the ratification of the trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United States due to threats from American President Donald Trump. This was announced on January 18 by the head of the European People's Party (EPP) Manfred Weber.

"The first decision, which we already made last night, is that the ratification of this agreement between Europe and the United States is suspended from last summer. This means that Donald Trump will not get duty—free access for his American products to the EU internal market," he said in an interview with ZDF TV channel.

Weber also clarified that the head of the White House "lost a lot" last night.

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On January 17, Trump announced that Washington was imposing duties of 10% with the possibility of increasing up to 25% on a number of European countries due to the situation around Greenland. Starting from February 1, 2026, tariffs will apply to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Finland.

On January 18, the head of the EPP said that the approval of a trade deal between the EU and the United States was impossible at this stage due to the threats of the American president.

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