EU lawmakers sign off on long-awaited US tariff deal

On 16 June 2026, the European Parliament gave a final sign off on Tuesday to a tariff deal with the United States as the EU seeks to close a volatile chapter of transatlantic trade relations. © Carlos Barria / Reuters

The European Parliament gave the green light on Tuesday to a tariff deal with the United States, in a bid to close a volatile chapter of transatlantic trade relations.

After a series of negotiations, the EU and the United States clinched the agreement in July last year, setting levies on most of the bloc's products at 15 percent, while Brussels agreed to zero tariffs for US industrial goods.