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One year after EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump signed the Turnberry Deal to resolve tariff disputes, the agreement is in jeopardy. Trump has threatened 'substantial' punitive tariffs on the EU in response to Brussels imposing an 890 million euro fine on Google. The European Parliament has warned of the deal's failure, with trade committee head Bernd Lange stating the EU must be prepared for all scenarios. The Turnberry Deal, signed at Trump's golf resort in Scotland, eliminated EU tariffs on US cars and industrial goods while maintaining a 15% US tariff on EU exports and requiring EU purchases of US liquefied gas. A new 10% US surcharge on EU goods, justified by alleged insufficient EU measures against forced labor, recently took effect. The EU Commission rejected the forced labor accusation but expressed relief that the 10% may be offset against the existing 15% tariff. However, additional US punitive tariffs could provoke a new trade war.
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A year ago, EU Commission President Von der Leyen and US President Trump agreed on a tariff deal. Now the deal is in jeopardy again.
28.7.2026 | 7:55 PM
The tariff agreement between the USA and the EU was sealed on 07/27/2025 and could already be history. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/reuters
By Eric Bonse, from Brussels
One year after the controversial trade deal with US President Donald Trump, the EU is bracing for new trouble. Trump threatens "substantial" punitive tariffs, after Brussels last week imposed a fine of 890 million euros on the US internet giant Google. The European Parliament warned of the trade deal's failure.
The EU must be "prepared for all scenarios," said the head of the trade committee, Bernd Lange (SPD). If the Americans do not comply with the agreements of July 2025, "the EU can and must react decisively." If Trump imposes new punitive tariffs, the trade agreement must be suspended, said his Italian parliamentary colleague Brando Benifei.
The Turnberry Deal
The so-called Turnberry Deal was intended to resolve years of tariff and trade disputes. It provides for:
- Abolition of all EU tariffs on US cars and other industrial goods
- A tariff rate of 15 percent for exports to the USA
- EU commitments to purchase large quantities of US liquefied gas
- Massive EU investments in the USA
The agreement prevented a trade war and brought calm, the EU Commission explained on the anniversary on July 27. The deal, which EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signed at Trump's golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland, was criticized from the start for disadvantaging European industry. Von der Leyen rejects this criticism.
Trouble Looms Again
But now a new escalation threatens. The EU will pay a "very high price" for the Google fine, Trump warned. The Europeans will be "imposed a substantial tariff as soon as possible." Just on Friday, a new US surcharge of 10 percent came into effect. Trump justified it with allegedly insufficient EU measures against forced labor.
The EU Commission rejected the accusation – but expressed relief because the 10 percent is apparently to be offset against the existing 15 percent tariff. Another US punitive tariff, as Trump now threatens, would, however, nullify this calculation and provoke a new trade war.
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