European Commission spokesperson Renier emphasized on Monday that the EU's Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act are not among the topics of trade negotiations between the EU and the United States.
He said that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has made it very clear that the EU’s sovereign decisions and legislation are not on the negotiating table, and the EU will not change its laws, including those related to digital regulations.
He also stated that the EU is still making every effort to push forward the negotiations and hopes to reach a trade agreement with the US before July 9.
The United States has repeatedly accused the EU’s digital legislation of being “unfair” and has demanded that the EU relax regulation on American tech giants. In April this year, the European Commission determined that US companies Apple and Meta Platforms violated the EU's Digital Markets Act, imposing hefty fines on both companies.
Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commissioner in charge of trade and economic security, stated that he will travel to Washington, D.C. before July 1st to meet with US trade officials and continue to push for a trade agreement between the two sides.
At present, the EU has received a draft of a principled agreement proposed by the US. A technical delegation from the EU has also arrived in Washington.
US President Trump has previously threatened that if there is no breakthrough in the US-EU trade negotiations by July 9, he will impose a 50% tariff on EU goods. Currently, the US imposes a 50% tariff on EU steel and aluminum products, a 25% tariff on automotive products, and a 10% base tariff on almost all other goods.