Trump’s Trade Deal With Europe Is Already Unraveling

Both sides praised the agreement—but never seemed to agree on what it meant.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 27, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. September 15, 2025, 7:08 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

The European Union-United States trade deal, announced to fanfare this summer, is already showing signs of unravelling. The most surprising aspect may be that this is hardly a surprise.

The EU signed the “Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade” in late July in the hopes it would substantially assuage fears among European businesses about an all-out trade war with the United States. But this month, U.

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