The United States and the European Union clarify the definitions of cars, pharmaceutical preparations, and more star-news.press/wp
US President Donald Trump is walking with European Commission President Ursula von der Lin, where he announces a trade agreement with the European Union at Trump Turner Golf on July 27, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. we
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On Thursday, the US Federation and the European Union revealed new details about their trade framework, including hot and expected pharmaceutical tariffs.
After weeks of hot negotiations, Brussels and Washington finally reached a trade agreement late last month, as 15 % of the customs tariff for European Union exports to the United States determined according to the deal, and the European Union has committed to buying US energy worth $ 750 billion and investing at least $ 600 billion in the United States in the United States in the United States
Many political and commercial leaders in Europe at the time expressed their concerns about the unbalanced deal. Several questions have been not answered, including the tariff rate, which will apply to some of the goods that US President Donald Trump has arrived in sectoral duties.
The announcement of Thursday at the last time gave more details at a time when there are still many other commercial partners to wait and negotiate, for similar clarity on their commercial deals with the United States
European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and for constitutional relations and transparency, Marus Sivkovic talks to the media in the European Union Trade Agreement in Berlimon, the headquarters of the European Union Committee, on August 21, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.
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Speaking to reporters on Thursday after the announcement, European Union Trade Commissioner Marus Civkovic said, “This is the most suitable commercial deal that the United States has spanned to any partner.”
“But this is not the end. This is the beginning. This framework is the first step, it can grow over time to cover more sectors, improve market access, and enhance our economic relations more,” he added.
Wood, technology and organization
The main points in the statement include the United States, which is committed to “applying the high rate of the most preferred tariff in the United States (MFN) or a 15 % tariff rate, consisting of a MFN tariff and mutual tariff, on the emerging goods of the European Union.”
As of September 1, the United States will only apply MFN duties to several commodities from the European Union, including “unavailable natural resources (including CORK), all parts of aircraft and aircraft, public pharmaceutical preparations, their components and chemical sects.”
Several tariffs of the alleged 232 section were crowned with a 15 % wider tariff rateand Including those on wood, semi -conductors and pharmaceutical preparations, according to a senior administrative official in the United States. This is less severe than Trump at times, as well as 100 % A tax on semiconductors.
Meanwhile, the statement indicated that the European Union intends to “get rid of the customs tariff for all American industrial goods and provide access to the preferential markets for a wide range of seafood and American agricultural goods.” This has already been widely covered in the initial frame.
The statement also included visions about the pledges to purchase energy and investment in the European Union, which previously raised questions about its possible feasibility and repercussions if the obligations are not fulfilled.
A senior administration official indicated that the latest announcement of the planned spending numbers planned by the European Union, including artificial intelligence chips, energy and broader investments in the United States, but described it as intended and expected, rather than guaranteed obligations.
A statement on Thursday indicated that the European Union plans “greatly increase” from the purchase of American military and defense equipment, even with Europe’s commitment to developing its defensive capabilities.
It is worth noting that the recent agreement does not make changes in terms of the European Union’s digital services law, which includes regulations for major technology companies, and has long been a point of disagreement in commercial talks with Trump.
Sefcovic indicated on Thursday that the digital sector had been commercial talks.
He also took questions related to the wine and spirits sector, which is not covered by the deal. The European Union Trade Commissioner suggested that although it will not be easy to reach an agreement on this issue with Washington, “these doors are not closed forever.”
Pharma
The drug sector in Europe – the Supreme Source of the United States for Medicines – will witness the definitions of up to 15 %. It is important that the rate will not accumulate above other definitions at the European Union level.
From September 1, the Trump administration also agreed to apply the Politics of the MFN drugs only to public medicines. The guidance aims to reduce the prices of drugs in the United States by linking them to low prices that are usually paid by other developed countries.
Once again in April, the Trump administration launched the so -called section 232 Investigating pharmaceutical products to examine the impact of imports on national security. In recent weeks, Trump has threatened up to 250 % in the pharmaceutical sector and sent an alarm to major companies calling for lowering drug prices in the United States.
The White House leader has long differentiated the sector over what he called “offensive” pricing practices, while companies simultaneously urge their manufacturing operations in an attempt to enhance local production.
This has led to a wave of American investment obligations in recent months, including Novartis, Astrazneca and Roche, as well as NOVO Nordisk and Eli Lilly.
Cars
Cars are loaded on a Polaris Liberty vehicle on the auto station on August 11, 2025 in Bremerhaven, Germany.
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The United States and the European Union said on Thursday that they had agreed to a 15 % conditional tariff for European auto cars and auto parts heading to the United States – but only after Brussels submitted legislation to reduce its industrial duties, according to a senior management official.
The official added that the mere introduction of European Union legislation to reduce the rate of industrial tariffs will be sufficient to start this comparison.
“With regard to cars, the United States and the European Union, it intends to accept and provide mutual recognition of each other’s standards,” the United States and the European Union said in a joint statement published on Thursday.
According to the terms of the trade framework that was struck in late July, the European Union said it would lead to the elimination of “already low” duties on industrial goods from the United States
Trump spoke late last month, Trump praised the framework agreement that was initially unveiled as the largest trade deal ever and one promised to be “wonderful for cars.”
The possibility of a 15 % tariff rate on cars and car parts is a significant decrease from the US President’s threat to impose a 30 % fee. It is almost almost the current customs tariff in the car sector in Europe from 27.5 %.
Industry groups have already expressed deep concern about the costs related to the reality of customs tariffs.
The German Automobile Industry Association (VDA), which represents more than 620 companies participating in the German auto sector, warned of the American tariff by 15 % on car products, “German car companies cost billions annually annually and put a burden on them in the midst of their transformation.”
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2025-08-21 12:59:00
