European Commission spokesman Thomas Reynders stressed on 30 June that the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA) are not part of the negotiating agenda between the EU and the United States.
Reynders said that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has repeatedly made it clear that the EU's sovereign decisions and legislation are not subject to trade negotiations, and that the EU does not intend to change its legislation - including on the digital sector. He also added that the EU is still trying to make progress in the negotiations and hopes to reach a trade agreement with the US side by 9 July.
The US has repeatedly criticised the EU's digital legislation as "unfair" and called for a relaxation of regulations targeting US tech giants. In April this year, the European Commission ruled that US companies Apple and Meta Platforms had breached the DMA rules and imposed hefty fines.
Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, announced that he will travel to Washington on 1 July to meet with US trade officials to continue negotiations on the agreement.
The European side has already received a draft framework agreement from the US. An EU technical delegation is also already present in Washington.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a tariff of 50 % on EU goods if a breakthrough in negotiations is not achieved by 9 July. Currently, the US imposes a 50% tariff on steel and aluminium from the EU, a 25% tariff on automobiles and a 10% basic tariff on almost all other products.
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