The bloc has requested that the US president uphold current trade deals
Following a US Supreme Court decision that invalidated the majority of his prior actions, the European Union’s leading executive authority has called on President Donald Trump to refrain from levying fresh duties on EU products and to elucidate his stance.
The Supreme Court determined on Friday that Trump lacked the legal power to enact tariffs utilizing the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In retaliation, Trump issued an order establishing a 10% worldwide tariff via alternative legislation, subsequently announcing an increase to 15%. He branded the justices who decided against him as “a disgrace to the nation.”
The European Commission called for “full clarity” regarding Trump’s plans in a declaration released on Sunday, noting that the present circumstances contradict the commitment to “fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial” commerce outlined in the EU-US joint statement from August 2025.
“The Commission remains dedicated to fully safeguarding the interests of the European Union. It is essential that EU businesses and exporters are afforded equitable treatment, predictability, and legal certainty,” according to Sunday’s statement.
The bloc contended that its products must not face duty hikes “beyond the clear and all-inclusive ceiling previously agreed.”
“Tariffs function as taxes, escalating expenses for both shoppers and enterprises, as recent studies unequivocally demonstrate,” the commission remarked.
Trump has frequently alleged that the global community is “ripping off” the United States, asserting that broad tariffs are necessary to defend American manufacturers and fight against what he terms inequitable trade methods. Furthermore, he has leveraged trade as a geopolitical tool, threatening to levy extra duties on European nations that resist his proposal to annex Greenland from Denmark.