Overview

• EU and U.S. negotiators are nearing agreement on a reciprocal 15% U.S. tariff on European imports, adopting the same baseline as the recently signed Japan deal.
• The emerging framework would carve out exemptions for products including aircraft, medical devices and spirits, lowering or waiving duties on those sectors.
• Brussels has merged two counter-tariff lists into a single package targeting around €93 billion of U.S. goods at 30% duties should the pact collapse.
• Member states plan to vote this week on both the consolidated tariff package and activation of the bloc’s Anti-Coercion Instrument to strengthen deterrence.
• Talks have accelerated following President Trump’s Japan agreement, which included a $550 billion investment pledge, prompting EU officials to explore similar financing arrangements.