France called a framework trade deal between the United States and European Union a "dark day" for Europe, saying the bloc had caved in to U.S. President Donald Trump with an unbalanced deal that slaps a headline 15% tariff on EU goods while sparing U.

While the pact is ‘the best deal we could get under very difficult circumstances’, EU nations acknowledge there is more work to be done.

France’s champagne and cognac makers are scrambling to secure an exemption from Donald Trump’s tariffs on EU imports to head off a crushing hit to sales.

When Donald Trump won a second term in the White House last November the response in Europe was one of barely disguised horror. ‘The European Union must stand close together and act in a united

A tactic of deference and praise, along with a studied attempt to avoid any public blowups, coaxed President Trump into changes on key issues like Gaza and Ukraine.

Ambiguity abounds around the terms for pharmaceutical goods under the U.S.-EU trade truce agreed Sunday. Pharma firms are urging clarity over whether their products will be subject to 15% tariffs on EU goods imported to the U.