The European Parliament approved the EU-U.S. trade framework agreement on March 26 after months of delays linked to policy uncertainty in Washington and repeated tariff threats from the Trump administration over Greenland and other nontrade issues, the parliament said in a press release the same day. Following the vote, lawmakers will begin negotiations with EU member states to finalize the agreement's terms.

Following months of delays and temporary freezes triggered by U.S. tariff threats linked to Greenland and new Section 301 investigations, the European Parliament's trade committee eventually cleared the deal on March 19 for a plenary vote, incorporating safeguards tying EU concessions to U.S. compliance, suspension mechanisms and a sunset clause expiring in March 2028 unless both sides agree to extend it.