On the 25th June 2026, the Council formally adopted two regulations implementing the tariff-related commitments set out in the EU-US Joint Statement of 21 August 2025. The adoption completes the legislative process and confirms the EU’s commitment to a stable, predictable and mutually beneficial transatlantic trade relationship, while preserving the necessary guardrails to protect European economic interests.
However, on Friday, 26th June 2026, US President Donald Trump threatened European countries, warning them not to implement a new digital services tax or risk a “100% tariff” on all their exports to the United States. Mr. Trump threatens to impose a “100% TARIFF” on the goods of any country that imposes a digital services tax on U.S. companies. “This TARIFF will supersede Trade Deals made with the Country, whether implemented, signed, or not,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
He added that those tariffs “will be immediately imposed” should countries proceed with their digital-tax plans.
More than a dozen countries have imposed digital services taxes. Trump’s post singled out “Numerous European Countries” that he says are considering imposing the taxes.
Digital taxes were not part of the EU- US agreement and have remained a sticking point between the U.S. and the European bloc.
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