Overview

• Washington’s unilateral add‑ons for processed steel and aluminium now lift effective tariffs on many EU exports to as much as 50%.
• The machinery association VDMA warns parts of the sector face an existential crisis and estimates about 30% of U.S. machine imports from the EU incur a 50% duty on metal content.
• A DIHK survey of roughly 3,500 firms shows broad support for a harder EU line and for renegotiation, with calls to safeguard regulatory autonomy.
• European Parliament trade chair Bernd Lange says there is no final deal and flags the EU’s Anti‑Coercion Instrument as a potential response if pressure intensifies.
• The Digital Services Act was left outside the tariff talks, yet U.S. critics target it as discriminatory, with a House Judiciary report alleging censorship and reports of possible sanctions.