BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has postponed its decision to unfreeze the EU-U.S. trade deal — but signaled it would do so at a later date.
After two and a half hours of closed-door talks Monday, the Parliament’s top trade lawmakers failed to agree whether to put the transatlantic deal to a vote. This despite calls from EU countries last week to unblock the implementation because President Donald Trump had walked back his threats to seize Greenland.
“Of course we want the deal,” said Social Democrat lawmaker Kathleen van Brempt after the meeting. But “we need clarity” on the agreement Trump said he struck with NATO that ultimately convinced him to back down.
The Parliament froze ratification of the agreement, signed by Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in July, after the U.S. president threatened tariffs on European allies backing Greenland.
