European Union says despite USA trade pressure, it will not change its rules

.@POTUS President Trump and Commission President @vonderleyen secured the U.S.-EU Framework Agreement on Trade to remove barriers to transatlantic trade.

Now it’s time for the EU to deliver.

Under the Framework Agreement, the EU committed “to ensure” that its Corporate…

— Ambassador Andrew Puzder (@USAmbEU) August 14, 2026

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Andrew Puzder US Ambassador to the European Union made the tweet above. EuroNews was not pleased and posted the following:

EU pushes back as US revives trade pressure on bloc and accuses Brussels of enabling China to evade tariffs

The EU pushed back at renewed trade pressure from the United States on Friday, as Washington said the bloc was enabling Chinese evasion of US tariffs and stepped up calls for it to roll back flagship green rules on businesses.

Washington’s ambassador to the EU, Andrew Puzder, called on the bloc to “align” the provisions of two landmark new laws on environmental and human rights supply chain standards with the EU-US trade deal struck last year.

“Now it’s time for the EU to deliver,” Puzder posted on X, along with a US government document detailing a long list of “concerns” with the rules.

“The United States will take any actions necessary to address unreasonable burdens on US commerce absent a solution that addresses these concerns,” the document warned.

Responding to Puzder’s message, European Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta said the EU continued to “exchange on both tariff and non-tariff issues” with the United States, calling the process “constructive.”

But she added: “We have been very clear and consistent on the fact that neither our rules framework nor our regulatory autonomy are up for negotiation.” …

Puzder’s comments came a day after he hit out at the bloc’s carbon border tax, CBAM, which he charged was “a tariff in substance, no matter the ‘climate policy’ label.”

Separately, the EU was among dozens of trading partners flagged in a White House report on Thursday as risks regarding “illegal transshipment” from China, where goods are sent through third countries to avoid paying sweeping levies imposed by President Donald Trump. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/14/eu-pushes-back-as-us-revives-trade-pressure-on-bloc-and-accuses-brussels-of-enabling-china

The current deal has caused resentment in the EU against the USA.

Ten years ago, I warned:

The Bible tells of a powerful trade empire arising in the last days in Europe, called “Babylon the Great” (Revelation 18). It has long been my view that problems with trade and/or trade agreements will be a factor that will further turn Europe against the USA, and be a factor in the start of WWIII (Thiel B. Ten reasons I will not vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. COGwriter, August 14, 2016).

We continue to see more and more trade issues between the USA and the Europeans.

Plus, the Trump Administration has succeeded in pushing the EU to work to increase trade with other lands.

Consider the following deals that the EU has accelerated and/or made since Donald Trump began his second term in office:

EU–Mercosur    Provisionally applied from May 2026

EU–Mexico (modernized)            Signed May 2026

EU–Australia      Negotiations concluded 2026

EU–India              Negotiations concluded January 2026–formal signing planned later in 2026 per announcement from Ursula von der Leyen today June 17, 2026

EU – Islands in Indian Ocean        Modernised the Economic Partnership Agreement with Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles in June 2026

EU-Turkey       Meeting 4 June 2026 for a reinforced trade partnership to set up for High Level Dialogue on Trade in October 2026 

EU–Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement        Acceleration to finalize announced 5 June 2026

Several African regional agreements       Continued progress, some awaiting signatures or ratifications

EU-South Korea              Digital trade agreement signed 10 June 2026

EU-Gulf States  In progress

EU-ASEAN nations In progress

(Many of the above are also shown in tweets from EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security as well as Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency Maroš Šefčovič at https://x.com/MarosSefcovic?lang=en)

Therefore, despite accepting a deal with the Trump Administration, the EU is making trade moves away from the USA.

Notice also number 8 of my 26 items to prophetically watch in 2026:

8. Trade

Not all warfare is militaristic. There is also economic warfare.

This often involves trade.

The major use of sanctions, mainly pushed by the USA, has been continuing.

This is affecting trade and pushing trade away from the USA. … The EU will decide that Mexico and the rest of Latin America are in more agreement with it and thus make some type of serious trading agreement with most (or all) of Latin America.

These things are happening. Even the USDA noted: Mexico and the European Union are expected to sign the Modernized Global Agreement in 2026.

Notice also number 9 of my 26 items to prophetically watch in 2026:

9. European Trade Moves

And Europe?

Donald Trump’s tariffs, threats, etc. are a major concern for Europe and its trade.

In 2018, I wrote:

The Europeans have been working with Latin America, China, Russia’s Eurasian Union, and other areas of the world to try to set up its dominance of world trade as well as standards for world trade. (19 items to prophetically watch in 2019)

Such deals have been happening. But expect more concrete action, at least partially because of the reelection of Donald Trump, along with J.D. Vance.

Europe will reach out to various ones in Asia and Africa, as well as Latin America. In the next several years, deals and more trade will occur with Africa, Asia, Mexico, and South America.

Energy and climate change issues will affect trade in 2026. …

Expect more trade conflict between Europe and the USA.

The Bible shows that Europe will, for a time, dominate trade (cf. Revelation 17 and 18).

Europe will get more serious about trade deals with others internationally, such as being more motivated to approve the trade deal with the Mercosur block of South America.

That said, in 2026 Europe will work on getting more of the world to accept its standards and trading matters. This will help Europe ultimately dominate trade.

For a time, Babylon will dominate world trade:

2 And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! 3 For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” (Revelation 18:2-3).

While ‘Babylon’ will not fully reign in 2026, with the USA pulling out of trade deals and/or wishing to change them, steps are occurring that are pushing Europe to dominate trade (watch Trade Wars: Are COG warnings coming to pass?).

Expect Europe to reach out to various Gentile nations in Asia, Africa, South America, and elsewhere to make trade deals.

The final time of the Gentiles is approaching. We are seeing BRICS, the Global South, the EU, and others working on ways to trade and not have to deal with the descendants of Ephraim (UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) and Manasseh (the USA).

The Europeans will work with many nations to secure stronger trade agreements.

The Europeans are doing this.

Properly understood biblical prophecies are coming to pass.

Related to European trade, we put together the following video:

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The Europeans Increasing Trade Presence

While the world has been focused on Iran and related issues, the European Union has been busy working on trade deals all over the world. Southeast Asian nations now trust the EU the most, the EU is Africa’s biggest trading partner, the EU made a trade deal with India, the EU is planning on a trade deal with Mexico, and the EU is about to implement its deal with South American Mercosur nations. Is this prophesied? Will Europe emerge as the end time Babylonian beast power? Dr. Thiel and Steve Dupuie address these matters.

Here is a link to our video: The Europeans Increasing Trade Presence.

Yes, the EU still wants to trade with the USA.

But, the USA is pushing Europe to dominate world trade consistent with prophecies for end time Babylon (cf. 17th and 18th chapters of Revelation.

Plus, the USA is turning Europe away from being an ally and more to be an enemy (cf. Lamentations 1:1-2).

There have been, and will be, many unintended consequences of the Trump Administration.