EU Lawmakers Approve US Trade Deal Ahead of Trump Deadline (2)

The European Union’s US trade deal is close to being implemented after the bloc’s lawmakers gave their final approval, forging ahead despite ongoing transatlantic trade tensions.

The European Parliament ratified the agreement on Tuesday, voting 440-151, with 50 abstentions. The passage came just days after yet another Donald Trump tariff threat, with the US president going after France over its digital rules. EU countries are now expected to give their final nod on June 26, the last step in a fitful, yearlong ratification process.

“Under considerable pressure, we secured important guardrails to keep European interests on track,” Bernd Lange, ...