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The Guardian // World // Europe

US-EU trade deal is a ‘dark day’ for Europe, says French PM

Monday 28th July 2025, 11:24AM

Trump tariff of 15% means European exporters will face more than triple the average 4.8% levy now in forceTrump and von der Leyen announce US-EU trade dealFive key takeaways from the trade dealBusiness live – latest updatesThe French prime minister, François Bayrou, said the EU has capitulated to Donald Trump’s threats of ever-increasing tariffs, as he labelled the framework deal struck in Scotland on Sunday as a “dark day” for the EU.“It is a dark day when an alliance of free peoples, brought together to affirm their common values and to defend their common interests, resigns itself to submission,” Bayrou wrote on X on Monday. Continue reading...

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