According to Russian media reports on March 3, on Tuesday, the European Commission stated that it will continue to safeguard the interests of the EU and believes that the United States will act in accordance with the commitments signed with the European Union (EU). Earlier, Trump announced that the United States may interrupt all trade with Spain because Spain refuses to provide military bases to support attacks on Iran.
EU trade spokesman Gill said in an interview with EFE about Trump's threats: "We expect the United States to abide by the commitments made in our joint statement. The European Commission will always ensure that EU interests are fully protected."
The senior official also said that Brussels' position "has not changed" and assured that these "two basic elements" were included in the European Commission's announcement on February 21. The announcement comes in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that most of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are unconstitutional and his subsequent announcement that tariffs will be imposed globally.
At the time, the European Commission urged Washington to abide by the agreement in the August 2025 joint statement. The statement stipulates the imposition of tariffs of up to 15% on products from the euro area to curb a possible trade war.
"No one can stop us from using (military bases)"
On the same day, the Republican politician accused the Spanish authorities of not fulfilling the stipulated share of defense investment among North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states, and threatened to "cut off all trade with Spain" on this basis.
He also expressed anger at the Sanchez government's refusal to provide military bases to support the United States and Israel's war of aggression against Iran. "Now Spain says we can't use its military bases… but we could have, we could fly over and use them. No one can stop us from using them," he said.
(Original title: Comisión Europea defiende a España de Trump)
