Text · Opinion parliamentary committee
On EU-US political relations
Document INTA-AD-775508 · 2025/2084(INI)
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- Opinion parliamentary committee INTA-AD-775508
- Date
- 5 November 2025
- Committee
- Committee on International Trade
- Rapporteur
- Bernd Lange
- Dossier
- 2025-2084
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- 2025/2084(INI)
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The Committee on International Trade submits the following to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, as the committee responsible:
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| I. whereas the profound economic interdependence between the EU and the US, constituting the largest trade and investment partnership globally, remains a vital driver of worldwide economic stability and growth; | deleted. |
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| Ia. whereas the profound economic interdependence between the EU and the United States, constituting the largest trade and investment partnership globally, remains a vital driver of worldwide economic stability and growth; whereas the EU-US goods and services trade relationship is balanced, with the difference between EU exports to the United States and US exports to the EU standing at EUR 48 billion in 2023, amounting to only 3 % of the total trade between the EU and the United States; |
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| Ib. whereas on 27 July 2025, the EU and the United States reached a deal on tariffs in Turnberry; whereas on 21 August 2025, the details of this arrangement were made public through a joint statement on a United States-European Union framework on an agreement on reciprocal, fair and balanced trade (the ‘Framework Agreement’); whereas this joint statement was followed by the presentation by the Commission of two legislative proposals aimed at reducing tariffs on imports from the United States and a prolongation of the lobster deal; |
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| Ic. whereas in 2023 the EU adopted a Regulation on the protection of the EU and its Member States from economic coercion1a, enabling the EU to deter coercion, and if necessary, to respond to it; _______________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2023/2675 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 on the protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries (OJ L, 2023/2675, 7.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2675/oj). |
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| Id. whereas the Digital Services Act1a (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act1b (DMA) apply to all economic operators active in the EU market, regardless of where their headquarters are; whereas freedom of expression is a fundamental right in the EU and at the core of the EU DSA; _______________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) (OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj). 1b Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2022 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act) (OJ L 265, 12.10.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/1925/oj). |
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| Ie. whereas the World Trade Organization (WTO) is the cornerstone of international trade, ensuring stability, predictability and legal certainty; |
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| If. whereas achieving strategic autonomy requires the EU to reduce dependencies on authoritarian regimes and to cooperate closely with the United States in enhancing the EU’s economic security and pursuing a coordinated response to unfair trade practices; |
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| 11. Underlines the significance of EU-US trade in goods and services; highlights that US exports of goods and services to the EU support 2.3 million jobs in the US and EU firms’ investments in the US employ 3.4 million people; encourages both sides to work towards the removal of tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade, and to resolve any trade disputes through dialogue and cooperation; | deleted. |
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| 12. Calls for close cooperation and coordination in the realm of economic security, in particular, the exchange of information on export controls and threats related to foreign direct investment; stresses the importance of cooperation on common external economic challenges, such as overcapacity and unfair trade practices, including from China; calls for cooperation on improving access to critical raw materials and building resilient supply chains; supports the development of friend-shoring initiatives to increase economic competitiveness; | deleted. |
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| 18a. Recalls that the EU-US economic, trade and investment relationship is the largest in the world, with over USD 1 trillion worth of goods and services exchanged annually; further recalls that the EU and the United States together represent almost 30 % of global trade in goods and services, and 43 % of global GDP; |
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| 18b. Highlights that the United States and the EU are each other’s primary source of and destination for foreign direct investment, with EUR 5.3 trillion worth of investments in each other’s markets, and that together they accounted for 60.3 % of global inward foreign investment stock and 62.5 % of outward stock in 2023; highlights that EU-headquartered companies have invested a total of USD 2.4 trillion in the United States; |
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| 18c. Highlights that the transatlantic economy supports 16 million jobs on both sides of the Atlantic and that US exports of goods and services to the EU support 2.3 million jobs in the United States and EU firms’ investments in the United States serve to employ 3.4 million people directly; encourages both sides to work towards the removal of tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade, and to resolve any trade disputes through dialogue and cooperation; |
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| 18d. Highlights that 48 % of Europe’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies come from the United States; highlights that Europe’s share of US LNG global exports is 55 %; |
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| 18e. Stresses that this trade relationship is the most far-reaching global trade relationship and significantly shapes, defines and impacts the global and rules-based trading system; notes that transatlantic trade is not only a pillar of the transatlantic economy, but also a key driver of global economic stability; |
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| 18f. Highlights that the scale of the EU-US trade relationship reflects decades of shared goals and values; emphasises that mutual trust, built over time, has brought significant benefits to both economies; |
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| 18g. Underlines the strategic trade partnerships the EU holds with a number of US allies, such as the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan; notes that the EU-US trade relationship has a direct impact on a number of other strategic relationships, including with allies, and therefore supports all efforts that enable a predictable trade environment for both companies and consumers; |
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| 18h. Stresses that while diversifying trade routes and seeking new partnerships with like-minded partners is welcome and necessary, close trading relations with the United States cannot be neglected or replaced, as the bilateral EU-US partnership is unparalleled on a global scale; |
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| 18i. Stresses that the EU-US trade relationship is almost evenly distributed between exchanges of goods and services, and opposes the view that only goods should be taken into account when determining the trade balance; |
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| 18j. Considers that the transatlantic trade and investment relationship prior to the second Trump administration was fair and balanced overall, with an average tariff rate on goods on both sides of approximately 1 %, low entry barriers and high investment protection; |
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| 18k. Calls on the US administration to engage with the EU as a genuine partner and ally, and to commit to continuing negotiations in good faith, with mutual respect and on an equal footing; emphasises that a balanced and cooperative transatlantic trade relationship is in the common interest of citizens and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic; calls for de-escalation and notes that any further escalation of transatlantic trade tensions could negatively impact the Member States’ ability to efficiently achieve their defence spending targets; |
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| 18l. Regrets the imposition of arbitrary, unjustified and illegal US tariffs and expresses concern about the ongoing US Section 232 investigations and the continuing changes and expansion of the products covered; |
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| 18m. Considers that the ‘pause’ on the ‘baseline’ tariffs did not warrant a delay in the application of EU countermeasures on steel and aluminium prior to the Turnberry meeting; notes that the EU did not proceed with rebalancing measures regarding US steel and aluminium tariffs, even after these were doubled by the United States on 3 June 2025; stresses the importance of the EU maintaining a credible list of rebalancing measures as leverage in the ongoing negotiations; considers that the second list of rebalancing measures should also have been prepared before the deadline of 8 July 2025 when the US ‘pause’ was set to expire; |
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| 18n. Understands the measured response from the Commission and the Council, seeking to avoid escalation and a tariff spiral while pursuing dialogue and a negotiated solution and using all the available time during the tariff ‘pause’ to reach an agreement; notes, however, that by repeatedly postponing the implementation of the initial rebalancing measures and the finalisation of additional measures, the EU appeared to diminish its leverage in the negotiations with the US administration; |
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| 18o. Regrets the inconsistent and erratic threats by the US administration to impose a baseline tariff, which was originally set at 20 % for the EU on 2 April 2025; notes that this baseline tariff was then lowered to 10 % following the ‘pause’ on the application of ‘reciprocal’ tariffs; regrets, further, that President Trump threatened the EU with a 50 % baseline tariff on 23 May 2025 and then set this at 30 % in his letter of 12 July 2025; considers that this negotiating approach undermines the United States’ credibility as a trusted partner and interlocutor; |
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| 18p. Regrets the letter from President Trump of 12 July 2025, on the basis of which the new US baseline tariff would have been set at 30 % following the 1 August 2025 deadline; criticises the tone and content of the letter as not befitting a relationship between allies; underlines that, since the ‘pause’ of 9 April 2025, the EU has been engaged in serious negotiations with the United States, which further intensified in the weeks preceding the first deadline of 8 July 2025; underlines, furthermore, that the EU was ready to commit to mutually beneficial terms of trade; |
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| 18q. Recalls that the tariffs imposed by President Trump on European goods are illegal and unjustified under international trade law; stresses that these unilateral and protectionist measures violate the principles of the multilateral trading system and undermine trust in transatlantic economic cooperation; further stresses that baseline tariffs have a major negative impact on both European and US enterprises, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as on citizens and consumers, as they increase the cost of living, disrupt supply chains and ultimately weaken the resilience and competitiveness of our economies on both sides of the Atlantic; |
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| 18r. Welcomes the Commission’s establishment of the Import Surveillance Task Force; supports the Commission’s plan to further monitor potential trade diversion resulting from the imposition of universal US tariffs; |
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| 18s. Takes note of the outcome of the Turnberry meeting of 27 July 2025 between President Trump and Commission President von der Leyen, as well as the joint statement of 21 August 2025; notes that the deal has been concluded without any formal mandate and will not constitute a precedent for trade negotiations in the future; stresses that the resulting deal should be seen as temporary and exceptional with regard to Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); emphasises that this agreement could represent a first step towards restoring trust in transatlantic trade and could be viewed as an initial step towards a broader, more ambitious and balanced partnership that will progressively expand to cover additional sectors, enhance market access and further deepen trade and investment ties between the two economies; |
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| 18t. Calls on the Commission and the US administration to take swift and concrete steps to follow up on the commitments outlined in the joint statement on the Framework Agreement to further expand the scope of EU-US trade relations over time to cover additional areas and continue to improve market access and increase the EU-US trade and investment relationship; |
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| 18u. Regrets that the commitments resulting from this joint statement are neither reciprocal, fair, nor balanced; regrets that the deal, while offering short-term predictability, produces imbalances and dependencies that undermine the EU’s long-term economic autonomy and resilience; highlights that, while the Commission has committed the EU to eliminating tariffs on all US industrial goods and granting preferential market access for a wide range of US seafood and agricultural products, the United States will maintain a baseline tariff of 15 % on most EU products and will continue to apply most-favoured-nation (MFN) tariffs exceeding 15 %; deplores, furthermore, that US agricultural exports are granted preferential access while EU exports face higher duties; |
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| 18v. Notes the US commitment not to exceed the 15% tariff – including the MFN tariff – for selected Section 232 investigations on pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and lumber, and the return to the lower MFN tariff for unavailable natural resources (including cork), all aircraft and aircraft parts, generic pharmaceuticals and their ingredients, and chemical precursors; further notes the US commitment and the subsequent executive order reducing tariffs on EU cars and car parts retroactively from 1 August 2025, following the Commission’s adoption of legislative proposals initiating the agreement’s implementation, and calls for their timely adoption; |
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| 18w. Highlights the urgent need for further progress regarding fair conditions for EU exports of steel and aluminium, noting that without tariff relief, US exports of these products would enter the EU tariff-free, while EU exports of the same products would face a 50 % tariff; |
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| 18x. Regrets that the Framework Agreement’s investment and procurement provisions risk undermining the EU’s open strategic autonomy; underlines that, in the light of the pressing need for the EU to wean itself off Russian energy imports, the United States is a natural partner for increased energy imports; underlines, however, that the commitment to procure USD 750 billion worth of US energy products should not lead to a new dependency and stresses that EU-US energy cooperation should be consistent with the EU’s decarbonisation objectives; notes that the total volume of investments will ultimately be determined by market operators; stresses that the commitments on AI chips and military equipment purchases should not create undue over-reliance on US suppliers in critical sectors; stresses that these procurement pledges risk being incompatible with the EU’s trade policy objectives of diversifying trading partnerships and enhancing supply chain resilience; calls on the Commission to prioritise balanced trade and investment relationships that strengthen the EU’s economic competitiveness rather than institutionalising commercial dependencies; |
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| 18y. Notes that there is no standstill clause in the deal and that stability and predictability are not properly guaranteed; supports, nevertheless, the Commission’s efforts to continue to work with the US administration to improve the tariff situation from July 2025; believes that negotiations should include a standstill clause to protect the EU from future tariffs resulting from Section 232 investigations or other types of tariffs; further calls on the Commission to do its utmost to also ensure that agri-food products from the EU be excluded from the scope of the 15 % tariff that the United States applies to most European exports; regrets that the joint statement is of an indefinite nature and does not include any review clause or mechanism that may be activated when the letter or the spirit of the agreement is not respected by either party; |
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| 18z. Stresses that EU commitments cannot be open-ended, and that the elimination of tariffs on US industrial goods and the preferential treatment granted by the EU must be conditional on US implementation of its commitments, including additional tariff relief, particularly for steel, aluminium, copper, wine and spirits; underlines that renewal of the EU regulations implementing the agreement, if adopted, should occur at regular intervals, under strict conditions, and following impact assessments; |
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| 18aa. Demands that, in the event of additional new tariffs or the expansion of the existing ones, the Commission respond firmly by announcing tailored countermeasures, engaging in time-bound negotiations and, with the support of Member States, applying the announced countermeasures in the event of unsuccessful negotiations; |
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| 18ab. Expresses particular concern at the expansion of the 50 % US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium under Section 232 investigations to cover an additional 407 derivative products following the Turnberry meeting, affecting items ranging from wind turbines to everyday consumer goods such as milk packaging and shampoo containers; stresses that this expansion risks disproportionately affecting EU SMEs and downstream industries, undermining their competitiveness in the US market and leading to a potential long-term loss of market share; |
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| 18ac. Demands that Parliament, as the democratic arm of the EU, be strongly involved in the implementation of the joint statement and the scrutiny of the EU-US deal at each stage of the process; |
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| 18ad. Highlights the budgetary implications of the EU-US deal, which is expected to result in an estimated annual reduction in EU revenue of EUR 3.6 billion; |
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| 18ae. Notes the commitment of both parties to negotiating transparent and robust rules of origin, ensuring that the benefits of the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade primarily accrue to the EU and the United States; |
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| 18af. Calls on the Commission to immediately carry out a specific and transparent impact assessment of the effects of any agreement with the United States on the different sectors and to publish its results; |
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| 18ag. Stresses that, in the event that the United States engages in cooperation with third countries or entities whose actions are contrary to the values and security interests of the EU, commitments under the Framework Agreement should be suspended; |
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| 18ah. Strongly opposes the arguments put forth by the US administration that characterise EU rules – whether on digital services, AI, sanitary and phytosanitary standards, value added taxes, or climate and environmental legislation – as discriminatory, and calls on the Commission to resist any pressure to change planned or adopted EU legislation; |
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| 18ai. Underscores that, while regulatory cooperation can be beneficial in improving the design and implementation of public policies and holds significant potential for mutual benefit, the EU’s sovereign and democratic right to regulate, and the EU acquis, cannot be part of any negotiations with the United States; |
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| 18aj. Underlines the importance of the EU not yielding to external pressure from the United States aimed at limiting its sovereign right to legislate through instruments such as the DSA and the DMA; deeply regrets the continued attempts by the United States to influence European legislative processes through the threat of additional tariffs, which undermines mutual trust and the spirit of a balanced transatlantic partnership; calls on the Commission to reject any US attempt to change EU legislation via tariffs, which would be coercive in nature; |
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| 18ak. Expresses concern at persistent efforts in the United States to deter effective AI regulation and leverage deregulatory approaches that unfairly favour dominant tech incumbents, distorting transatlantic digital trade; insists that EU AI legislation is not open to external bargaining; calls on the United States to engage constructively in global AI governance discussions to prevent trade fragmentation, address societal risks and uphold responsible, transparent trade in emerging technologies; |
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| 18al. Deplores the fact that trade negotiations and tariff threats have been leveraged with the objective of influencing EU digital legislation enforcement, including competition law and digital market regulations; underlines that competition enforcement must remain fully insulated from external trade pressure and high-level political intervention to preserve regulatory sovereignty; stresses that undermining legitimate enforcement of EU law in response to third-country trade pressure would damage the credibility of the EU’s regulatory framework and weaken its position in international trade relations; |
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| 18am. Considers the reaction by the US administration to the fine imposed by the Commission on Google on 5 September 2025 for abusing its dominant position in the advertising technology market as undue interference; notes that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia also ruled on 17 April 2025 that Google violated antitrust law by monopolising open-web digital advertising markets; |
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| 18an. Underlines that the EU cannot accept extortive policies; stresses that, in the event of actions or threats to impose tariffs and export restrictions on the EU, including against digital legislation, the Commission should immediately react by making full use of its trade toolbox, including the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI); strongly regrets that even after the Turnberry meeting and the joint statement, the threats from the United States of new tariffs, mainly in relation to EU digital laws, have continued on a regular basis; underlines that this is not in line with the joint statement and undermines mutual trust; does not accept, under any circumstances, the use of trade policy instruments as political weapons; |
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| 18ao. Urges the Commission to apply EU legislation with total impartiality, independently of pressure or threats from the United States; stresses that, while the deal can provide a platform for dialogue, US firms must fully comply with EU legislation on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and corporate social responsibility (CSR), with the Regulation on Deforestation-free Products1a (EUDR) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive1b (CSDDD) and will be treated like any other firms; furthermore underlines that US exporters of agri-food and fishery products must continue to strictly abide by EU sanitary and phytosanitary standards; expresses concern that the Commission committed to not requiring telecommunication companies to pay network usage fees without having duly consulted with the co-legislators; _______________ 1aRegulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 (OJ L 150, 9.6.2023, pp. 206–247, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1115/oj). 1b Directive (EU) 2024/1760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on corporate sustainability due diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and Regulation (EU) 2023/2859 (OJ L, 2024/1760, 5.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1760/oj). |
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| 18ap. Rejects any relaxation of health, environmental or animal welfare requirements that would make it possible for products with lower standards than those required in the EU to enter the EU market; points out that Articles XX(b) and (g) of the GATT provide for measures to protect health and conserve natural resources, and that the EU must act in accordance with the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS); |
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| 18aq. Stresses the EU’s firm commitment to the WTO and its rules-based framework, to respecting international law, and to the promotion of multilateralism; |
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| 18ar. Highlights that any agreement with the United States should have been consistent with WTO rules, particularly the MFN principle, the principle of national treatment and transparency; insists that the international trade system should not be further weakened; strongly deplores the fact that the agreement reached between the EU and the United States represents a severe blow to the WTO and the international rules-based system; underlines that the United States’ systematic undermining of the WTO does not constitute global leadership and, on the contrary, further weakens the system that it helped create; notes that third countries will seek, where possible, more stable and reliable trade partnerships; |
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| 18as. Reaffirms the importance of anchoring EU-US economic relations in a multilateral framework that respects the principles and rules of the WTO; stresses that a comprehensive, balanced and mutually beneficial free trade agreement covering substantially all trade would be compatible with Article XXIV of the GATT; notes, however, that the conditions for such an agreement are not met at the current time; |
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| 18at. Underlines that, in the light of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the resulting emergency in international relations, the EU is compelled to adopt exceptional and temporary measures; notes that such measures are justified under Article XXI of the GATT (Security Exceptions) and reflect the need to strengthen EU-US cooperation across all fields; stresses that they should be exceptional and time-limited; underlines that, in normal circumstances, trade negotiations and security, defence spending, or support for Ukraine should be addressed separately; |
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| 18au. Highlights the need for sustained EU-US cooperation at the multilateral level, particularly regarding effective WTO reform and active engagement to achieve a well-functioning dispute settlement mechanism; |
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| 18av. Calls on the United States to rejoin the Joint Statement Initiative on E-commerce to facilitate electronic commerce, ensuring an open environment for digital trade and promoting trust in e-commerce, thus safeguarding continued cooperation and promoting the free and rules-based flow of data; |
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| 18aw. Calls on the Commission to re-engage with the United States and like-minded partners to achieve the long-overdue reform of multilateral organisations, in particular the WTO, in order to modernise global trade rules, strengthen the WTO’s monitoring and transparency functions, and resolve the issue of the dispute settlement system; notes that the reform of the WTO is essential to preserve a fair, predictable and rules-based global trading system, which is facing significant challenges; |
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| 18ax. Calls for deeper and more concrete cooperation with the United States on key aspects of economic security, particularly on semiconductors and other critical technologies, including aligning export controls and standards, jointly building and monitoring resilient supply chains, safeguarding strategic assets and critical technologies from hostile actors and developing shared systems to detect and respond to supply chain disruptions while limiting critical dependencies on the United States; |
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| 18ay. Calls on the Commission to continue engaging with the US administration through open, fair and transparent negotiations; underlines that such cooperation must be based on a shared commitment to defending economic security and reducing strategic dependencies; calls for enhanced coordination, including structured exchanges on export controls, foreign direct investment risks and friendshoring, in key areas such as trade in critical raw materials, semiconductors, and emerging technologies, which are essential for industrial resilience, innovation and the protection of democratic values in the global economy; |
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| 18az. Welcomes the mutual commitment by the EU and the United States to enhancing coordination and joint action in response to export restrictions imposed by third countries on critical minerals and other strategically important resources; stresses that this cooperation will reinforce supply chain security and economic resilience; |
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| 18ba. Regrets the US export controls on AI chips and related technologies imposed by the outgoing Biden administration and considers these as protectionist measures undermining open markets and fair competition; welcomes President Trump’s decision to initiate the process of rescinding the planned export controls on AI chips, which granted 20 countries unrestricted access to AI-related chips while imposing licensing requirements on most other countries, a measure that created an uneven playing field for all EU Member States; |
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| 18bb. Stresses the need for reinforced transatlantic cooperation between the EU and the United States to jointly address the growing distortions to global trade caused by unfair practices, notably those of China; acknowledges the significance of EU-US collaboration in responding to China’s export restrictions on rare minerals essential for green and high-end technologies; |
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| 18bc. Stresses the importance of close EU-US cooperation on economic security, and underlines the need for joint efforts to address supply chain resilience, critical technologies and economic coercion to safeguard shared interests; |
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| 18bd. Firmly believes that there continues to be ample room for a positive EU-US trade agenda that would help shape global standards, expand market access, reinforce economic security, tackle global non-market overcapacity, decarbonise industries, support sustainable development, address unfair trading practices and reinvigorate the rules-based trading system; |
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| 18be. Welcomes the commitment in the joint statement to intensified EU-US dialogue to jointly address global overcapacity in steel and aluminium and their derivatives, and to work towards a lasting solution that guarantees fair and balanced export conditions for European producers of steel and aluminium; |
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| 18bf. Affirms the importance of re-establishing technical-level dialogue to maintain uninterrupted communication and swiftly address emerging issues in transatlantic relations; |
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| 18bg. Stresses the importance of revitalising the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC), launched in 2021, which has enhanced dialogue and the exchange of best practices in trade and digital spheres and green trade, and delivered concrete outcomes such as administrative tools, mutual recognition arrangements, technical roadmaps and agreed standards, such as a joint roadmap on AI, and technical alignment to enable seamless digital invoicing between EU and US businesses; calls for the TTC to be granted an expanded mandate to include areas such as supply chain resilience and/or data governance and to enable further cooperation with international bodies to effectively translate outcomes into tangible policy changes while respecting each other’s regulatory sovereignty; |
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| 18bh. Recalls the prerogative of Parliament and the US Congress to independently scrutinise their respective executives’ trade policies, upholding accountability and transparency as a core democratic function, and underlines the importance of transatlantic parliamentary diplomacy as a practical channel for open dialogue during trade tensions; notes that the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue enables direct exchanges between parliamentarians, including engagement with economic actors and civil society, thereby clarifying positions and building mutual understanding to support stable and constructive trade relations where formal negotiations stall; |
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| 18bi. Calls for the pursuit of new sectoral trade agreements to address emerging sectors and challenges; notes that more targeted agreements focusing on key industries would strengthen the transatlantic dialogue and offer an effective, high-level platform for coordinating approaches to major global trade, economic and technological issues; |
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| 18bj. Underlines the potential benefits of a digital trade agreement between the EU and the United States, drawing inspiration from the Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) recently concluded between the EU and Singapore; |
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| 18bk. Stresses that the EU and the United States should work together to promote international labour standards in line with International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions to ensure that they are fair, transparent and serve the interests of workers, communities and the environment and promote sustainable trade; |
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| 18bl. Calls for the EU, the United States and the United Kingdom to work together to minimise trade tensions resulting from differing tariff regimes impacting the North of Ireland, and to continue to support the Good Friday Agreement; |
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| 18bm. Calls for the EU and the United States to deepen their cooperation in countering the Russian shadow fleet, and stresses the need for coordinated measures to enhance maritime security, enforce sanctions effectively and prevent circumvention practices; |
Annex: declaration of input 1 block
The rapporteur for opinion declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not include in his opinion input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.
Information on adoption by the committee asked for opinion 1 block
| Date adopted | 4.11.2025 | |
| Result of final vote | +: –: 0: | 30 5 4 |
| Members present for the final vote | Manon Aubry, Christophe Bay, Brando Benifei, Lynn Boylan, Anna Bryłka, Udo Bullmann, Daniel Caspary, Benoit Cassart, Andi Cristea, Markéta Gregorová, Bart Groothuis, Svenja Hahn, Céline Imart, Taner Kabilov, Karin Karlsbro, Martine Kemp, Rihards Kols, Sebastian Kruis, Bernd Lange, Ilia Lazarov, Gabriel Mato, Ştefan Muşoiu, Daniele Polato, Dominik Tarczyński, Inese Vaidere, Kathleen Van Brempt, Catarina Vieira, Jörgen Warborn, Iuliu Winkler, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski | |
| Substitutes present for the final vote | Anna Cavazzini, Barry Cowen, Cristina Maestre, Branislav Ondruš, Nicolás Pascual de la Parte, Pierre Pimpie, Martin Schirdewan | |
| Members under Rule 216(7) present for the final vote | Stanislav Stoyanov, Tomáš Zdechovský |
Procedure pages and committee votes
How the committees handled the text and how their members voted on it. Collapsed.
Final vote by roll call by the committee asked for opinion 3 blocks
30 · For
- No group
- Taner Kabilov
- EPP
- Daniel Caspary, Céline Imart, Martine Kemp, Ilia Lazarov, Gabriel Mato, Nicolás Pascual de la Parte, Inese Vaidere, Jörgen Warborn, Iuliu Winkler, Tomáš Zdechovský, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski
- Patriots
- Christophe Bay, Anna Bryłka, Pierre Pimpie
- Renew
- Benoit Cassart, Barry Cowen, Bart Groothuis, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro
- S&D
- Brando Benifei, Udo Bullmann, Andi Cristea, Bernd Lange, Cristina Maestre, Ştefan Muşoiu, Kathleen Van Brempt
- Greens
- Anna Cavazzini, Markéta Gregorová, Catarina Vieira
5 · Against
- ESN
- Stanislav Stoyanov
- Patriots
- Sebastian Kruis
- The Left
- Manon Aubry, Lynn Boylan, Martin Schirdewan
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- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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European Parliament (2025). “OPINION on EU-US political relations”. Text, 5 November 2025. docId INTA-AD-775508. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/INTA-AD-775508 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/INTA-AD-775508 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-text-inta-ad-775508,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{OPINION on EU-US political relations}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-11-05},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/INTA-AD-775508}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/INTA-AD-775508},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId INTA-AD-775508. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}