The EU-U.S. trade deal has entered into force, together with the European Parliament-driven safety net, said Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA) in a post on the social media platform X on Wednesday.
In response to Trump's claims to sharply raise tariffs on EU exports if the bloc failed to implement the trade agreement by July 4, Lange said that Trump's latest threats show he still uses tariffs as a political weapon, but Europe is not defenseless.
The EU has tools to react, Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI), suspension clause and countermeasures, Lange wrote in his post.
The EU and the United States reached a trade agreement in July 2025, with a focus on suspending tariffs on industrial products from the U.S., and establishing a tariff quota system for U.S. agricultural and food products entering the EU market in exchange for a 15 percent tariff on most EU goods exported to the U.S. The agreement will remain in force until the end of 2029.
The approval of the deal within the EU was delayed for months amid strained transatlantic relations, including tensions over Trump's demands regarding Greenland and legal uncertainty surrounding the administration's sweeping tariff policy.
EU-US deal enters into force: INTA chair
