US tariff threats over forced labour 'unjustified', Commission says:
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EU Rejects US Tariff Threats Over Forced Labour ClaimsSince 2024, the EU has banned forced labour goods and urges the US to honor the Turnberry trade deal by June's end.
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- The European Commission considers the recent US tariff threats regarding forced labour unjustified due to existing stringent EU laws.
- An EU regulation adopted in 2024 prohibits the sale, import, and export of goods produced with forced labour.
- The 2025 EU-US trade agreement requires the EU to remove tariffs on US industrial goods while the US keeps a 15% duty on EU products.
- The EU expects the US to fully comply with the Turnberry agreement's tariff commitments by the end of June.
Accusing EU of not doing enough against forced labour is absurd. The EU has adopted the world's most stringent rules against products made with forced labour,— Bernd Lange (S&D), German MEP and the European Parliament's chief negotiator on the Turnberry agreement; in a statement on X reacting to US tariff moves.
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