EU Lawmakers Approve US Trade Deal After Several Delays

Europeans want the US to clarify how it how intends to lower a 50% duty for hundreds of products.

Photographer: Maria Feck/Bloomberg

European Union lawmakers finally approved a trade deal with the US, clearing a key obstacle for the long-delayed agreement despite lingering uncertainty about Washington’s tariffs.

The European Parliament voted in favor of the deal on Thursday. The pact would erase tariffs on US industrial goods, while setting a 15% tariff ceiling for most EU products.