Leaders from Europe's two largest economies have led a chorus of gloomy reactions to the trade deal struck between EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump.

The EU-US trade deal prompted a backlash in Europe on Monday, with France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou saying that the bloc had “resigned itself into submission”.

A senior source close to President Macron warned Paris would not back down in its bid to impose huge levies on US tech giants and block American firms from winning lucrative government contracts