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European Parliament
Ōuzhōu Yìhuì
欧洲议会
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
US-EU
Měi-Ōu
美欧
trade agreement
màoyì xiéyì
贸易协议
to attach / to add on
fùjiā
附加
safeguard
bǎozhàng
保障
clause
tiáokuǎn
条款

March 26
sānyuè èrshíliù rì
三月二十六日
European Parliament
Ōuzhōu Yìhuì
欧洲议会
by / with a margin of
417 votes
sìbǎi yīshíqī piào
四百一十七票
versus
duì
154 votes
yībǎi wǔshísì piào
一百五十四票
to pass / to approve
tōngguò
通过
resolution
juéyì
决议
to advance
tuījìn
推进
US-EU
Měi-Ōu
美欧
trade agreement
màoyì xiéyì
贸易协议
but / however
dàn
parliament
yìhuì
议会
to add / to include
jiārù
加入
completed action particle
le
sunrise clause
rìchū tiáokuǎn
日出条款
to require
yāoqiú
要求
United States
Měiguó
美国
first
xiān
to lower / to reduce
jiàngdī
降低
on
duì
European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
steel and aluminum
gāng lǚ
钢铝
products
chǎnpǐn
产品
attributive particle
de
tariff
guānshuì
关税

March 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM

March 26
sānyuè èrshíliù rì
三月二十六日
European Parliament
Ōuzhōu Yìhuì
欧洲议会
by / with a margin of
417 votes
sìbǎi yīshíqī piào
四百一十七票
in favor
zànchéng
赞成
to pass / to approve
tōngguò
通过
completed action particle
le
to advance
tuījìn
推进
US-EU
Měi-Ōu
美欧
trade agreement
màoyì xiéyì
贸易协议
attributive particle
de
resolution
juéyì
决议
this time / this current
cǐ cì
此次
agreement
xiéyì
协议
based on
jīyú
基于
July 2025
2025 nián 7 yuè
2025年7月
in / at
zài
Scotland
Sūgélán
苏格兰
to reach / to conclude
dáchéng
达成
attributive particle
de
US-EU
Měi-Ōu
美欧
accord / agreement
xiédìng
协定
according to / based on
gēnjù
根据
agreement
xiéyì
协议
United States
Měiguó
美国
on / targeting
duì
European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
goods / commodities
shāngpǐn
商品
to impose / to levy
zhēngshōu
征收
15 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíwǔ
百分之十五
attributive particle
de
tariff
guānshuì
关税
European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
in turn / whereas
to cancel / to remove
qǔxiāo
取消
towards the US
duì Měi
对美
industrial products
gōngyèpǐn
工业品
attributive particle
de
all / entire
quánbù
全部
tariff
guānshuì
关税
but / however
dàn
European Parliament
Ōuzhōu Yìhuì
欧洲议会
to add / to include
jiārù
加入
completed action particle
le
sunrise (clause)
rìchū
日出
sunset (clause)
rìluò
日落
and
suspension (clause)
zàntíng
暂停
three
sān xiàng
三项
clauses / provisions
tiáokuǎn
条款
as / serving as
zuòwéi
作为
safeguard
bǎozhàng
保障
measure
cuòshī
措施
sunrise clause
rìchū tiáokuǎn
日出条款
to require / to demand
yāoqiú
要求
United States
Měiguó
美国
first / before
xiān
to (formal preposition)
jiāng
on
duì
European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
steel and aluminum
gāng lǚ
钢铝
products
chǎnpǐn
产品
attributive particle
de
tariff
guānshuì
关税
to lower to / to reduce to
jiàng zhì
降至
15 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíwǔ
百分之十五
European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
can only then
cáinéng
才能
to begin
kāishǐ
开始
to reduce / to cut
xuējiǎn
削减
tariff
guānshuì
关税
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
European Parliament
Ōuzhōu Yìhuì
欧洲议会
representatives
dàibiǎo
代表
with / and
European Union
Ōuméng
欧盟
member states
chéngyuánguó
成员国
will
jiāng
on / at (formal)
April 13
sìyuè shísān rì
四月十三日
to begin
kāishǐ
开始
final
zuìzhōng
最终
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
final
zuìzhōng
最终
vote
tóupiào
投票
expected / projected
yùjì
预计
will be held in
jiāng yú
将于
this year
jīnnián
今年
May
wǔyuè
五月
or
huò
June
liùyuè
六月
to take place / to be held
jìnxíng
进行

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EU Parliament Votes to Advance US-EU Trade Deal With Safeguard Conditions

The European Parliament voted 417 to 154 on March 26 to advance the US-EU trade agreement, while adding a sunrise clause requiring the US to cut tariffs on European steel and aluminum before the deal takes effect.

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