By Admin 
European Union (EU) MPs are now preparing to stop approving the trade agreement with America. This decision has come after US President Donald Trump’s new tariff threat, in which he has talked about imposing tariffs on European countries on the issue of Greenland.
EU stops trade deal with America
In response to Trump’s threat, Manfred Weber, head of the European People’s Party (EPP), the largest group in the European Parliament, said on social media, ‘EPP supports the EU-US trade deal, but due to Trump’s threats on Greenland, its approval is not possible right now. The EU’s plan to reduce tariffs on American products will have to be stopped for now.
This trade agreement was signed last summer between EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Trump. Under the agreement:
- America will impose 15% tariff on most EU goods.
- In return, the EU will eliminate duties on American industrial goods and some agricultural products.
Its purpose was to avoid a full-scale trade war on both sides. The agreement has been partially implemented, but the approval of the European Parliament is still pending. If the EPP and left-leaning groups vote together, it will be easier to stop or block it.
Many EU MPs already considered this deal to be too tilted in favor of America. Following the July agreement, the US extended 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum to hundreds more EU products, further increasing anger.
How did the EU react to Trump’s threat?
- Ursula von der Leyen said such tariffs would weaken transatlantic relations.
- French President Emmanuel Macron has called it ‘unacceptable’.
- European Parliament Trade Committee Chair Bernd Lange said that the sovereignty of countries should be respected. He called for blocking the implementation of the agreement and using the EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI), which has never been used. This tool gives the power to use tariffs against coercive trade actions, taxes on tech companies and investment bans etc.
Danish MEP Per Clausen has sent a letter signed by 30 MPs calling for the deal to be frozen while claims and threats against Greenland continue. Ambassadors of 27 EU countries will discuss this issue in an emergency meeting on Sunday. This whole matter is increasing tension in transatlantic relations and is creating fear of trade war on both sides.
What threat did Trump give to the EU?
Trump announced on January 17, 2026 that from February 1, 10% extra tariff will be imposed on goods from 8 European countries Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, Netherlands, Finland and Denmark. He said that if the US does not get a deal to ‘completely buy’ Greenland, this tariff will increase to 25% in June. Greenland is a semi-autonomous region of Denmark and Trump has been talking about including it in America for a long time.