According to the FT, Von der Leyen didn't really get the OK from member states before coming up with this. Let's see what happens in practice, the trade agreement from 2017 hasn't even been ratified yet.

(you can downvote all you want, don't shoot the messenger!)

https://www.ft.com/content/7b1a00f1-6842-4f5e-ace4-d6a57e98b...