'EU-US trade deal is separate from Greenland dispute,' top MEP McAllister tells Euronews
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Key Points:
- David McAllister, chair of the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee, urged separating the EU-US trade deal ratification from the political tensions over Greenland involving the Trump administration.
- The EU-US trade agreement, signed last August, reduces tariffs on US industrial goods to zero while tripling tariffs on EU products, and requires European Parliament ratification.
- Some MEPs are considering blocking the trade deal ratification to protest Trump's aggressive stance on acquiring Greenland, but McAllister emphasized the need for predictability and finalizing the trade talks.
- Political groups in the European Parliament are divided: the European People's Party and Conservatives support moving forward with the deal, while Socialists, Liberals, and Greens may seek to delay the vote.
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