To break the deadlock in the European Parliament’s negotiations on the trade agreement between the EU and the United States, the EPP group has put forward, in recent days, a proposal for a ‘sunrise clause’, whereby the EU’s commitments would come into force on condition that the United States confirms that the new customs duties do not exceed the 15% cap agreed in the summer of 2025.
The idea was raised at a meeting in Strasbourg, on Tuesday 10 March, between the rapporteurs for...