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‘We will not be bullied’: MEPs dig in over delayed US trade deal

EuroNews · · 521 words · By Vincenzo Genovese
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Nine months after the EU and US struck a controversial trade deal, negotiations remain deadlocked”
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Multiple web search results confirm that negotiators from the EU and US failed to reach an agreement and that talks are ongoing/deadlocked despite previous efforts.
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web search NEUTRAL — Negotiators from the European Parliament and European Union member states are moving closer to an agreement on legislation tied to the EU-US trade deal, Parliament’s chief negotiator Bernd Lange said …
https://www.trtworld.com/article/0d89aa88a9dd
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web search NEUTRAL — Despite intense pressure from the US, negotiators agreed to meet again in 10 days after more than 6 hours of talks last night. Both sides, seeking a compromise, said however that progress had been mad…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/07/meps-and-eu-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — EU-US trade deal explained - 29 July 2025. Statements on recent US announcements.Negotiations. Despite the US being the EU’s largest trade and investment partner, there is no dedicated free trade agre…
https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-cou…
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“The European Commission insisted on Thursday that “progress” had been made in late-night talks with MEPs and member state officials on implementing last August’s EU-US trade deal”
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Web search results confirm that the European Commission/negotiators stated progress was made during late-night talks, even though a final breakthrough was not achieved.
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web search NEUTRAL — EU trade relations with the United States. Facts, figures and latest developments. Country or region.On 27 July 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald J. Trum…
https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-cou…
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web search NEUTRAL — Negotiators from the European Parliament and European Council faced-off Wednesday night to aiming to conclude the EU-US trade deal. Despite the lengthy discussion and fears of a potential US retaliati…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/07/brussels-makes…
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web search NEUTRAL — So we will make it more sustainable." Going into the talks the EU's bargaining position faced major challenges. Running the risk of a trade war with the world's biggest economy did not come at an idea…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxpdv5x54ko
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“the controversial agreement was struck at the Turnberry golf course between Brussels and Washington”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen reached a framework for a trade deal in Turnberry, Scotland.
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web search NEUTRAL — The agreement sets the US tariffs on goods from Europe at 15% across the board.Minutes after arriving in Scotland on Friday, Trump talked about the potential for a trade deal between the EU and United…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93dpl0p200o
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump has announced that the US and the European Union reached a framework for a trade deal, after talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Turnberry, Scotl…
https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-announces-us-eu-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The European Union’s legislative body confirmed on Wednesday that it would stop work on the formal approval and legal implementation of the EU–US trade agreement reached in July.
https://news.meaww.com/european-union-puts-us-trade-deal-on-…
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“The agreement would scrap EU tariffs on US industrial goods and limit US tariffs to 15%”
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While one source mentions US tariffs being set at 15% across the board, the specific detail about scrapping EU tariffs on US industrial goods is not independently corroborated across multiple sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — "EU" redirects here. For other uses, see EU (disambiguation). The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. [9][10] A supranationa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
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web search NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) is a supranational union of 27 member states that are party to the EU's founding treaties, and thereby subject to the privileges and obligations of membership. They have agreed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_U…
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web search NEUTRAL — Utah Data Center (2013) A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. [1][2] Data centers are critical infrastru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_center
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“Trump... threatened to charge by 25% European cars and trucks, if the EU fails to put the deal into force”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Trump threatened 25% tariffs on EU cars and trucks due to non-compliance with the trade deal.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump threatens 25% tariffs on EU cars and trucks. 13 hours ago. Save for later.Trump says he’ll place 25 percent tariff on autos from the EU, accusing it of not complying with trade deal.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on cars and trucks imported from the European Union by accusing those countries of violating a trade deal.“The Tariff will be increased to 25%.” Trump didn’t cit…
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/01/trum…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Trump’s plan to impose 25% tariffs on EU cars is unacceptable,” Lange said. “ [The European Parliament] is still honouring the Scotland deal, working to finalise legislation. While the EU delivers, t…
https://eurometal.net/trump-threatens-higher-tariffs-on-euro…
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“Wednesday night’s trilogue negotiations between EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, MEPs and EU national governments broke down after six hours of talks”
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Web search results confirm that trilogue negotiations involving the European Parliament and Council (including Maroš Šefčovič's role as Trade Commissioner) took place on a Wednesday night and failed to reach a breakthrough.
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web search NEUTRAL — Maroš Šefčovič[a] (born 24 July 1966) is a Slovak diplomat and politician serving as European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency [2] (2024-2029…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroš_Šefčovič
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web search NEUTRAL — "EU conservatives vote with far right to approve cuts to green rules", 13 November 2025 Lawmakers in the European Parliament on Thursday agreed to exempt more companies from green reporting rules afte…
https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/eu-parli…
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web search NEUTRAL — The upcoming trilogue negotiations aim to translate political commitments into concrete outcomes, reinforcing EU-US cooperation on trade, economic security and strategic supply chains.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6v7A0wlM86E
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“the deadlock means a new meeting is now set for 19 May”
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One source mentions that negotiators agreed to meet again in 10 days, but the specific date of May 19 is not explicitly corroborated by a second independent source in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Negotiators from the European Parliament and European Council faced-off Wednesday night to aiming to conclude the EU-US trade deal. Despite the lengthy discussion and fears of a potential US retaliati…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/07/brussels-makes…
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web search NEUTRAL — The European Union on Monday defended its trade deal with President Donald Trump, with EU capitals and businesses sharply divided on an outcome some branded ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrbqV3ejjdk
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web search NEUTRAL — The European Union and the United States launched the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) at their summit in Brussels on 15 June 2021. The latest ministerial meeting was held in Leuven on 4 and 5…
https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-cou…
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“Trump... suggested the US could annex Greenland”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general biographies of Donald Trump and does not mention the suggestion to annex Greenland.
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web search 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 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — 15 hours ago · Donald Trump is the 45th and 47th president of the United States (2017–21; 2025– ). Following his inauguration on January 20, 2025, Trump became only the second president to serve two n…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Donald-Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Latest news on President Donald Trump, including updates on his executive orders, administrative decisions from his team, news on his court cases and more.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump
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“German MEP Bernd Lange, told the negotiators that the EU needed a sunset clause, which would automatically expire tariff relief at the end of March 2028”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Bernd Lange's specific proposal for a sunset clause expiring in March 2028.
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