Court stops Trump's 10% tariffs - EU ultimatum until July 4

Another Defeat! Trump Sets New EU Deadline And Loses Again in Court at the Same Time

2026-05-08 Source: dpa 2 min Reading Time

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US President Donald Trump has suffered another legal defeat with his controversial customs policy, as reported by dpa.

Donald keeps the world on tenterhooks! After all, the US President has suffered his second legal defeat over his tariff strategies. He has also extended the deadline for his latest announcements until the beginning of July. Meanwhile, the EU is negotiating how it should react ...(Image: AP) — Donald keeps the world on tenterhooks! After all, the US President has suffered his second legal defeat over his tariff strategies. He has also extended the deadline for his latest announcements until the beginning of July. Meanwhile, the EU is negotiating how it should react ...
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After Donald Trump's tariff strategy failed before the Supreme Court some time ago, the Court of International Trade in New York has now declared his temporary tariffs on imports from all over the world illegal after he tried to impose new tariffs following the first defeat. However, with the temporary levy of ten percent, the President had once again exceeded his powers, the court declared. Meanwhile, Trump gave the EU an ultimatum to implement its customs agreement. In it, he threatens that if the European Union does not comply by July 4, significantly higher tariffs will be imposed.

Trump Does Not Care About Legal Facts

However, the Court of International Trade found that Trump had misinterpreted the trade law used as a basis. Neither the US government nor the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) were allowed to collect import duties from the plaintiffs—the US state of Washington and two companies. Duties already collected must be refunded to the plaintiffs, the lawyers demand. The court also found that the US government was unable to provide sufficient evidence of the fundamental international payment problems required by the Trade Act. Trump's decree also uses trade and current account deficits, although the law requires balance of payments deficits. The US government could now appeal. It could then also go to the Supreme Court. When asked about the court decision, Trump was unperturbed. He would continue to pursue his tariff policy regardless of the court's decision, he told journalists.

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