European Union: United States-European Union Trade Agreement including provisions on network usage fees and electronic transmissions

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
21 Aug 2025 under deliberation
27 Jul 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United States of America
Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Infrastructure compensation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

21 Aug 2025
under deliberation

European Commission announced bilateral commitment not to impose customs duties on electronic transmissions and network usage fees in EU-US Joint Statement on framework agreement for reciprocal, fair and balanced trade

On 21 August 2025, the European Commission announced a bilateral commitment not to impose customs duties on electronic transmissions in the EU-US Joint Statement on framework agreement for reciprocal, fair and balanced trade. In the seventeenth term…

Source
Event type treaty
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body central government
27 Jul 2025
under deliberation

United States and European Union announced Trade Agreemet including provisions on network usage fees and electronic transmissions

On 27 July 2025, the United States and the European Union announced a Trade Agreement that includes commitments to address digital trade barriers. As part of the agreement, both parties agreed to maintain zero customs duties on electronic transmissi…

Source
Event type treaty
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body central government