Overview
- The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to approve the Turnberry deal and sent the text to the Council of EU member states for the final formal approval that negotiators expect before the July 4 deadline.
- Under the law the EU will remove import duties on U.S. industrial goods such as cars and machinery while the United States agreed to cap most tariffs on EU exports at about 15 percent.
- The legislation embeds emergency suspension and 'sunrise' clauses, quarterly monitoring and a fixed sunset date of December 31, 2029 so the EU can reinstate duties if the U.S. fails to honor its commitments.
- The deal specifically requires the U.S. to lower steep levies on items like washing machines and other steel‑containing products to 15 percent by year‑end or risk EU probes and retaliatory measures.
- Industry groups praised the move for restoring predictability to supply chains while some MEPs and critics called the pact asymmetric and warned it shifts economic risk onto European firms if Washington reimposes higher tariffs.