White House Unveils Details Of ‘Historic’ Trade Deal With European Union

The European Union will move to end all tariffs on U.S. industrial goods and invest billions of dollars in the American economy as part of a wide-ranging trade deal, according to a framework of the agreement released Thursday. 

More details of the trade deal first agreed to last month were outlined in a joint statement from the White House and the European Union. The plan stipulates that the European Union will “eliminate tariffs” on all American industrial goods and give preferential market access to seafood and agricultural products from the United States. The deal will set the total tariff rate for most European goods coming into the United States at 15%, including pharmaceuticals, lumber, and semiconductors. 

“This Framework Agreement will put our trade and investment relationship – one of the largest in the world — on a solid footing and will reinvigorate our economies’ reindustrialization,” the statement said. “It reflects acknowledgement by the European Union of the concerns of the United States and our joint determination to resolve our trade imbalances and unleash the full potential of our combined economic power.”

The joint statement comes after President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that they had negotiated a trade deal last month in Scotland. 

The agreement adds that the European Union will also buy around $750 billion of American liquified natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy products through 2028 and buy $40 billion in American AI chips for its computing centers. Additionally, European companies are expected to invest another $600 billion into the American economy through 2028.

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“This investment reflects the European Union’s strong commitment to the transatlantic partnership and its recognition of the United States as the most secure and innovative destination for foreign investment,” the framework said. 

The United States will reduce tariffs on European cars and autoparts once Europe takes concrete steps to end tariffs on American industrial goods. Tariffs on European cars are currently set at 27.5%. 

Europe will also agree to “substantially increase procurement of military and defense equipment from the United States, with the support and facilitation of the U.S. government” to strengthen NATO and transatlantic defense cooperation. 

Von der Leyen said the framework would bring “predictability for our companies & consumers,” “stability in the largest trading partnership in the world,” and “security for European jobs & economic growth in the long-term.”

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick also praised the trade agreement, calling it “historic.”

“The America First Trade Agenda has secured the most important trading partner creating a major win for American workers, U.S. industries, and our national security,” he posted on X. “Tariffs should be one of America’s favorite words.”