EU-US Trade Trilogue Ends Without Deal, Progress Made

European Union negotiators from the Parliament and Council concluded a second round of talks on Wednesday without finalizing legislation to implement a trade agreement reached last year with the United States, though they reported progress on key issues amid mounting tariff threats from President Donald Trump.

Bernd Lange, the German Socialists and Democrats lawmaker chairing the Parliament's trade committee and leading its delegation, described the trilogue as constructive. "We have just concluded a constructive second trilogue during which we made good progress on the issue of the safeguard mechanism and the review and evaluation of the main regulation, but there is still some way to go," Lange said in a statement. He added that negotiators remain committed to advancing the Parliament's mandate to provide guarantees benefiting citizens and companies on both sides of the Atlantic. The next trilogue is scheduled for May 19 in Strasbourg.

The talks center on two legislative proposals issued by the European Commission on August 28, 2025, following a joint statement outlining the Turnberry agreement struck on July 27, 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland, between Trump and Commission...