EU officials have put the trade legislative work with the US on hold as they wait for “clarity” on the new tariffs threatened at the weekend by US president Donald Trump. The Supreme Court last week struck down Trump’s tariffs. In response, Trump said he would impose a new global tariff “effective immediately.” He first put the tariff at 10% following the ruling before raising it to 15%.

The European Parliament froze Monday the work on EU-US trade deal until further notice, pending clarification from Washington on the impact of the US Supreme Court’s decision last week invalidating many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

“The European Commission requests full clarity on the steps the United States intends to take following the recent Supreme Court ruling on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA),” the Commission said in a strongly worded statement issued after Trump announced Saturday he wants to impose a new global tariff rate of 15 percent.

Officials in Europe asked for more clarity from the White House as to what the new tariff policy framework means in practice for their respective trade deals, which saw most European Union exports to the States hit with a 15% duty.

The European Parliament’s trade committee held a meeting to discuss Trump’s latest trade move, and Bernd Lange, chair of Parliament’s international trade committee, said in a statement that the legislative work was “on hold” following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling “until clarity, stability and legal certainty in EU-US trade relations are re-established.”

Confirming the delay, Lange, said: “The ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States of 20 February 2026 on the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is clear and unequivocal. Its implications cannot be ignored, and business as usual is not an option.

“A key instrument used on the US side to negotiate and implement the Turnberry Deal is no longer available. The situation is now more uncertain than ever. This runs counter to the stability and predictability we sought to achieve with the Turnberry Deal.”

“The proposed replacement for IEEPA, section 122, applies indiscriminately to all countries exporting to the United States and is imposed on top of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) rate. As a result, imports from the EU into the US would be subject to an applied rate exceeding the 15% threshold. This, in itself, constitutes a clear departure from the terms of the Turnberry Deal,” he added.

The European Commission also issued a statement on Sunday, requesting full clarity on the steps the United States intends to take following the recent Supreme Court ruling on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

“The current situation is not conducive to delivering “fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial” transatlantic trade and investment, as agreed to by both sides and spelled out in the EU-U.S. Joint Statement of August 2025. A deal is a deal. As the United States’ largest trading partner, the EU expects the U.S. to honour its commitments set out in the Joint Statement – just as the EU stands by its commitments. In particular, EU products must continue to benefit from the most competitive treatment, with no increases in tariffs beyond the clear and all-inclusive ceiling previously agreed,” the statement of the Commission reads.

The EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič spoke with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Saturday, as the EU grapples with the uncertainty of whether its trade agreement still applies in light of Trump’s latest tariff threats.