Tariffs or not? How EU is dealing with US 'dealmaking'

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · May 09, 2026 · 883 words · By Lucia Schulten

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How EU is dealing with US 'dealmaking' May 9, 2026When the trade ministers of the so-called Group of Seven, or G7, nations met in Paris this week, they were supposed to be talking about the most pressing issues facing global trade, including critical minerals…

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Instead, the meeting was overshadowed by threats made by US President Donald Trump to impose a 25% tariff on imports of European vehicles.

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Trump made the threats earlier this week and has justified them by arguing that the European Union — members France, Germany and Italy also belong to the G7 — hasn't fulfilled its obligations under a previous US-EU tariff deal known as the Turnberry Agreement.

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Claim 1: “trade ministers of the so-called Group of Seven, or G7, nations met in Paris this week”

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Multiple independent web sources (France 24, GrayscaleInsight) confirm that G7 trade ministers met in Paris to discuss global economic tensions and tariffs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 51st G7 summit, the 57th annual meeting of the G7, was held from 16 to 17 June 2025 in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. This was the 2nd G7 summit to be held in Kananaskis since the 28th G8 summit in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51st_G7_summit

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States; additionally, the European U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G7

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 15th G7 Summit was held in the business district of La Défense to the west of Paris, France between 14 and 16 July 1989. The venue for the summit meetings was the Grande Arche which was rushed to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_G7_summit

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Claim 2: “the German car industry would be particularly hard hit, an analysis by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy found”

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Claim 3: “threats made by US President Donald Trump to impose a 25% tariff on imports of European vehicles”

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Web search results from AOL and other sources mention Trump's threat of 25% tariffs on EU goods/autos if the Turnberry deal is not fulfilled.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barron William Trump (born March 20, 2006) is the fifth and youngest child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his only child with his third wife, Melania Trump, whi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barron_Trump

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 4: “the European Parliament has delayed work on ratifying the Turnberry Agreement twice already — first, because of Trump's threat to invade Greenland; and then because of the US Supreme Court's ruling that some of Trump's tariffs were illegal”

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Claim 5: “they have yet to ratify the agreement in the European Parliament”

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Multiple sources report that the European Parliament suspended or delayed the ratification of the Turnberry Agreement due to various political reasons.

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web search NEUTRAL — European Parliament debates the Turnberry Agreement trade deal. The European Parliament on February 23, 2026, abruptly suspended the ratification of the landmark trade agreement with the United States…
https://newsroomin.eu/en/eu-suspends-ratification-of-turnber…

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web search NEUTRAL — Instead of taking quick action to ratify the deal, the European Parliament is dithering, adding last-minute “safeguards” and a suspension clause that could blow the whole thing up if Washington so muc…
https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2026/03/25/david-black…

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web search NEUTRAL — It is true that the European Parliament has delayed work on ratifying the Turnberry Agreement twice already — first, because of Trump's threat to invade Greenland; and then because of the US Supreme C…
https://www.dw.com/en/tariffs-or-not-how-eu-is-dealing-with-…

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Claim 6: “both sides agreed the US would only impose a maximum tariff of 15% on EU goods, while the EU would eliminate all tariffs on US industrial products”

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Web search results confirm the deal included a 15% tariff ceiling on EU goods and arrangements for the EU to reduce/eliminate tariffs on US exports.

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web search NEUTRAL — The 15% tariff floor on most EU goods, if implemented as agreed at Turnberry, would represent a meaningful de-escalation from the elevated levels threatened earlier this year, but the July 4 deadline …
https://investinglive.com/news/trump-gives-eu-until-july-4-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — The deal capped US tariffs on EU goods at 15 per cent, with zero-for-zero arrangements on strategic categories including aircraft components, critical raw materials, and semiconductor equipment. It in…
https://thenextweb.com/news/trump-eu-auto-tariff-turnberry-d…

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web search NEUTRAL — That means that the EU must reduce tariffs on US exports as agreed and the US should return to the promised 15% tariff, Sefcovic said.
https://www.dw.com/en/tariffs-or-not-how-eu-is-dealing-with-…

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Claim 7: “a previous US-EU tariff deal known as the Turnberry Agreement”

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Multiple independent sources (The Trade Hub, AOL, and other web results) explicitly refer to a trade pact known as the 'Turnberry Agreement'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump Turnberry is a golf resort in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, located on the Firth of Clyde in southwest Scotland. It comprises three links golf courses, a golf academy, a five-star James Miller-desi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade, informally called the EU–US trade agreement, is a proposed trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United States. A framework agr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_Reciprocal,_Fair,…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States and the European Union began formal relations in 1953, when U.S. diplomats visited the European Coal and Steel Community (the EU precursor, created in 1951) in addition to the nation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union–United_States_r…

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Claim 8: “host French Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier”

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Claim 9: “After a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Trump said he agreed to give her until "our Country's 250th Birthday"”

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Claim 10: “European Union — members France, Germany and Italy also belong to the G7”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm that France, Germany, and Italy are members of both the G7 and the European Union.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Big Four, also known as the E4 or G4, refers to France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. France and the United Kingdom are official nuclear-weapon states and are permanent members of the Uni…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Group of Five (E5) in the European Union is an unofficial group of five European states —France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain with the largest populations and thus with the majority …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Western European Union (WEU; French: Union de l'Europe occidentale, UEO; German: Westeuropäische Union, WEU) was the international organisation and military alliance that succeeded the Western Uni…
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Claim 11: “The US is the second-most important market for German auto manufacturers after the EU”

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Claim 12: “the US government announced it would be withdrawing as many as 5,000 US troops from Germany”

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Claim 13: “a US court ruled against other Trump tariffs”

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Claim 14: “EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maros Sefcovic, spoke with US Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, in Paris”

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France 24, WSJ, and Daily Sabah all report that EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic met or was expected to meet US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Paris.

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web search NEUTRAL — G7 trade ministers have gathered in Paris as global economic tensions intensify, with talks set to focus on critical minerals, industrial policy and trade resilience.US Trade Representative Jamieson G…
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260505-g7-trade-ministe…

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web search NEUTRAL — EU Commissioner for Trade Maros Sefcovic is set to meet with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of a G7 meeting. Ken Cedeno / Reuters. The European Union’s top trade negotiator …
https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/eu-trade-chief-to-meet-u-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sefcovic will meet U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the margins of a G-7 ministerial meeting in Paris on Tuesday, the spokesperson added, as he noted talks between the two sides continued a…
https://www.dailysabah.com/business/economy/eu-us-trade-offi…

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Claim 15: “The deal was struck at Trump's Turnberry golf course in Scotland”

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Multiple sources, including AOL and other web search results, state that the agreement was signed at Donald Trump's Turnberry golf resort in Scotland.

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Claim 16: “German Chancellor Friedrich Merz”

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Claim 17: “Trump did pull back somewhat on the threat of 25% tariffs. He said he would be prepared to wait until July 4 to decide whether to impose higher tariffs on the EU”

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AOL and other web search results explicitly mention that Donald Trump gave the EU until July 4 to fulfill the trade deal or face higher tariffs.

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Claim 18: “Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni”

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Claim 19: “In a talk to students in the central German town of Marsberg, Merz said that the US had been "humiliated" by Iran's leadership and outwitted at the negotiating table”

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Claim 20: “Kiel Institute researchers said the kinds of tariffs Trump was threatening would result in a short-term loss of almost €15 billion ($17.5 billion) to the sector. In the longer term, the figure would go up to €30 billion”

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Claim 21: “Katherina Reiche, Germany's minister for economic affairs and energy, also spoke with her American counterparts in Paris”

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