Parliament’s chief negotiator, Bernd Lange, stated, “We have made good progress, but there is still some way to go.” This comment follows the second round of negotiations with EU governments on the final structure of the EU-US Turnberry trade agreement. Lange (S&D, Germany), who leads the Parliament delegation, issued the following statement.
“We have just concluded a constructive second trilogue during which we made good progress on the issue of the safeguard mechanism and the review and evaluation of the main regulation, but there is still some way to go.
We will continue to work expeditiously and responsibly on the two legislative proposals to ensure that the letter and the spirit of the Turnberry Deal are honoured, in full respect of our democratic norms, procedures and timelines. The next trilogue will take place on 19 May in Strasbourg.
We remain more committed than ever to advance and defend Parliament’s mandate to provide additional guarantees that will benefit citizens and companies in both the EU and the US.”
On 27 July 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland, US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reached an agreement on tariff and trade issues. This deal was outlined in a joint statement published on 25 August. On 28 August, the European Commission released two legislative proposals to implement the tariff measures outlined in this statement. The first proposal offers preferential access to the European Union for US goods, while the second extends the existing zero-tariff regime for imports of certain types of lobster. The European Parliament adopted its mandate for negotiations with the Council on the EU-US trade deal on 23 March 2026.
