The rejection or, at least, the halt of the tariff agreement with the US is gaining more weight in the European Parliament. The European People's Party, the socialists, and the liberals plan to vote against the ratification of the agreement, citing the lack of "legal clarity" following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Donald Trump's tariff policy.
"We will predictably vote against," summarize popular sources, adding that "until there is more clarity, we cannot vote on something that we do not know if the counterpart will respect." In other words, the agreement that the Commission and the United States signed last summer, under which European products would face a 15% tariff in the US while Americans would face a 0% tariff in Europe, cannot be approved without knowing if Trump will respect the agreement. And the latest response from the magnate to the Supreme Court indicates just the opposite.
"Without full legal clarity on the newly announced tariffs, especially in light of the Supreme Court's decision, we cannot make hasty decisions. Without a detailed assessment of the situation, its legal implications, and its economic impact, it would be irresponsible to react prematurely," emphasized Zeljana Zovko, EPP rapporteur in the Commission, on her X social media profile.
"We cannot vote on the agreement until we have full clarity on how the Supreme Court's ruling affects the tariff regime between the EU and the United States; the US must bring order to its trade policy; this level of chaos is not serious," stated liberal Karin Karlsbro.
And in the socialist ranks, the President of the committee, Bernd Lange, also clearly expressed his party's position. "Authentic tariff chaos by the US Administration. No one can understand it anymore: there are only open questions and growing uncertainty for the EU and other US trading partners. Before new steps can be taken, clarity and legal certainty are needed. Therefore, tomorrow [referring to today] I will propose to the European Parliament's negotiating team to suspend legislative work until a full legal assessment and clear commitments from the United States are obtained," he stated.
The positions of these three parties are clear, and they will express them in the extraordinary meeting convened by Lange for this Monday. Here, the parties will need to reaffirm their positions, which will be ratified in the vote tomorrow as previously planned. The vote will determine whether work will continue to adopt the tariff agreement and, therefore, whether the agreement will be halted. Or, if the rejection is already very evident today, everything could be accelerated and the agreement could be halted this very Monday.
The European Commission also called yesterday for more "clarity on the measures that the United States plans to take following the recent Supreme Court ruling." "The current situation does not favor the achievement of 'fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial transatlantic trade and investment,' as agreed by both parties and reflected in the EU-US Joint Declaration of August 2025. The Commission will always ensure that the interests of the European Union are fully protected. EU companies and exporters must have fair treatment, predictability, and legal certainty," added the Executive led by Ursula von der Leyen.
However, the same statement also pointed out that "an agreement is an agreement." "As the United States' main trading partner, the EU expects Washington to respect the commitments established in the Joint Declaration, just as the EU fulfills its own commitments," added the EU, which contradicts the majority position of the Parliament. The Commission defends the agreement reached in August, but the European Parliament largely believes it is not the right time to implement it. There is a clear disagreement.