Business & Economics

EU Freezes Ratification of 2025 Trade Pact After Trump Imposes New 15 % Global Tariff

Within 24 hours of the US Supreme Court voiding much of his earlier tariff program, President Trump on 21 Feb 2026 slapped a temporary 15 % duty on all imports, prompting the European Commission to demand legal clarity and threaten to halt parliamentary approval of last year’s EU-US deal.