European Parliament approves US tariff deal

· DW

The European Parliament has approved cutting tariffs on many US imports to comply with a deal signed last year. US President Trump had given the bloc a July 4 deadline to meet its side of the deal.

The European Parliament has approved a deal struck last year under which the EU agreed to remove import duties and ease access for several kinds of US goods.

Approving the deal, which foresees tariffs of 15% on imports of EU goods to the US, could avert another round of tariff conflict between Brussels and Washington.

More to follow.