Video. 'A perfect storm,' foresees MEP if EU-US trade deal not completed

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 19, 2026 · 65 words · By Vincenzo Genovese

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'A perfect storm,' foresees MEP if EU-US trade deal not completed Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: European People Party MEP Željana Zovko warned that US “ideological fights” and EU “complex process…

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Zovko also admitted she is “not so confident this morning”.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Zovko also admitted she is “not so confident this morning”.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/19/a-perfect-storm-for-our-industry-and-o…

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Claim 1: “Zovko also admitted she is “not so confident this morning”.”

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The provided evidence confirms the identity and roles of Željana Zovko, but there is no mention of her expressing a lack of confidence regarding the outcome of the Strasbourg talks. One search result mentions her expressing confidence in Jordan's reforms, which is unrelated to the EU-US trade deal.

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web search NEUTRAL — Željana Zovko (born 25 March 1970) is a Bosnian and Croatian diplomat and politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Croatia since 2016.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Željana_Zovko

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web search NEUTRAL — Željana Zovko. Željana Zovko (EPP, HR) is Vice-Chair of the EPP Group in the European Parliament, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ko…
https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/5-question…

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web search NEUTRAL — Chief Observer Željana Zovko expressed confidence that Jordan will continue its reform journey, emphasising that core principles as inclusivity, transparency, and freedom of expression are central to …
https://www.eeas.europa.eu/EUEOMJordan2024PressReleaseFR_en?…

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Claim 2: “European People Party MEP Željana Zovko warned that US “ideological fights” and EU “complex process procedures” could inhibit an EU-US deal from being reached at tonight’s high stakes talks in Strasbourg.”

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While web search results confirm that Željana Zovko is an MEP and that there are high-stakes talks regarding an EU-US trade deal in Strasbourg, none of the provided evidence snippets contain the specific quotes regarding 'ideological fights' or 'complex process procedures'. The evidence confirms the context (the person and the event) but does not corroborate the specific statement made by the MEP.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The military forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan have been engaged in a border conflict since 12 May 2021, when Azerbaijani soldiers crossed several kilometers into Armenia in the provinces of Syunik and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia–Azerbaijan_border_cris…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ninth European Parliament was elected during the 2019 elections and sat until the tenth European Parliament was sworn in on 16 July 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_European_Parliament

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Željana Zovko (born 25 March 1970) is a Bosnian and Croatian diplomat and politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Croatia since 2016. She is a member of the Croatia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Željana_Zovko

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