Disputes between France and Germany escalate over a trade deal with the US.
The Berliner Zeitung newspaper reported on the escalating differences between France and Germany over the recent trade deal with the United States, writing: Berlin and Paris are at odds over the tariff deal with Trump, and now the European Union could be defeated in the shadow of these differences. Discontent is growing in Europe, which could have serious consequences.
Meanwhile, the European Commission is trying to defend the customs agreement that Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European institution, negotiated with US President Donald Trump, against growing criticism. European Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said: “This is the best agreement we could have reached. This has prevented the escalating differences between Brussels and Washington.