MEPs resume work on Turnberry trade proposals
Process in Brief
Shadow rapporteurs in the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee agreed to resume work on the two legislative proposals linked to implementation of the Turnberry deal. They indicated that a vote could potentially take place at the committee’s next meeting on Tuesday 24 February.
What Is at Stake
The proposals follow a 2025 EU‑US political agreement and an August 2025 joint statement that outlined an EU‑US Framework Agreement, and the Commission subsequently published two legislative proposals to implement certain tariff aspects. The International Trade Committee is responsible for steering the legislation through Parliament and for leading negotiations with EU governments on customs duties for goods imports from the United States, and members tied further progress to the United States respecting the Union’s territorial integrity and sovereignty while agreeing to include threats to essential security interests as grounds to suspend tariff preferences.
Timeline
A possible committee vote on the proposals was mentioned for Tuesday 24 February.
Sources
Official Documents
- Press release - EU-US trade legislation: MEPs to resume work on Turnberry proposals MEPs’ International Trade Committee resumes work on two Turnberry tariff proposals; a vote could occur at the next committee meeting, with grounds for suspending tariff preferences tied to EU security and territorial integrity.
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