EU May Freeze US Trade Deal Approval on Trump Tariff ‘Chaos’ (3)

Feb. 22, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC

The European Parliament’s trade chief will propose freezing the ratification process of the European Union’s trade deal with the US until they’ve received details from President Donald Trump’s administration on its trade policy.

Bernd Lange, chairman of the parliament’s trade committee, said he’ll propose suspending legislative work on approving the so-called Turnberry Agreement at an emergency meeting on Monday “until we have a comprehensive legal assessment and clear commitments from the US.”

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“Pure customs chaos on the part of the US government,” Lange wrote on social ...

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