Source: European Parliament
The Commission wants to preserve and expand the EU- United States (US) trade partnership for the benefit of the respective people and businesses.
The Commission regrets US announcements on the possible imposition of tariffs on goods imported from the EU. As the EU and US economies are so closely intertwined, it should also be in the US’ interest to avoid tariff hikes.
The Commission’s priority is to avoid disruptions to EU-US trade and to seek negotiated solutions. Therefore, the Commission decided to delay the imposition of EU countermeasures to allow for negotiations.
At the same time, the Commission is ready to ensure that the EU will react firmly, swiftly and proportionately to any unjustified tariffs or trade measures if no mutually beneficial solution is otherwise attainable.
The Commission recognises the challenges EU industries and agriculture face in terms of competitiveness. To address those, the recently presented Competitiveness Compass[1] and Clean Industrial Deal[2] provide a strategic framework to enhance industrial resilience while ensuring that decarbonisation drives growth.
The aim is to lower energy prices with the measures proposed in the Affordable Energy Action Plan[3], to secure critical raw materials, increase access to capital markets, and to introduce regulatory simplification, which is being done through the Omnibus Simplification Package[4].
The Commission remains committed to evaluating further measures to mitigate competitive imbalances while reinforcing Europe’s economic and industrial leadership.
Conversely, the new Vision for Agriculture and Food[5] identifies a fairer global level playing field as a key element of the EU’s agri-food economic diplomacy while keeping in line with World Trade Organisation rules.
- [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52025DC0030.
- [2] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52025DC0085.
- [3] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2025:79:FIN.
- [4] https://commission.europa.eu/publications/omnibus-i_en.
- [5] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0075.