Economy. “A dark day”, “a defeat” … France reserved on the UE-USa trade agreement

It is without great enthusiasm that France welcomed the European Union (EU) customs duties with Washington announced on Sunday. For example, Paris pleaded this Monday so that Europe is firmer during the upcoming negotiations on its application terms.

Meeting in Bercy – Economy. "a dark day", "a

“It is a dark day that the one when an alliance of free peoples. Consequently, gathered to assert their values and defend their interests, resolves to submission,” reacted French Prime Minister François Bayrou on X. Moreover, As for Emmanuel Macron, he has still not reacted.

The Minister of the Economy. Meanwhile, Eric Lombard, and that of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, will bring together Wednesday in Bercy “the economic sectors” to evoke “the consequences” of the Accor. Nevertheless, The meeting. which will be held in the early afternoon, will bring together employers’ organizations as well as the federations representing industrial sectors economy. “a dark day”, “a “impacted by American customs duties,” the ministry said in a statement.

“Mass should not be said” – Economy. "a dark day", "a

“This agreement should not be the end of history. in which case we would have simply just weakened,” said the French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade Laurent Saint-Martin on France Inter. “Mass should not be said,” he said. “Now there will be technical negotiations” and “we can seize this sequence to strengthen ourselves,” he added.

US President Donald Trump. the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced in Scotland on Sunday a customs agreement providing that European products exported to the United States are taxed at 15 %. Hoping to avoid a commercial escalation. the EU has also engaged at $ 750 billion in energy purchases – notably aimed at replacing Russian gas – and 600 billion additional investments in the United States.

“The least unbalanced possible”

In Paris. if economy. “a dark day”, “a we concede that this agreement will bring “stability” to companies, we especially insist on its “unbalanced” character, in the words used by Laurent Saint-Martin, also used on RTL by the Minister of Industry and Energy Marc Ferracci as well as by the Minister Delegate in charge of Europe, Benjamin Haddad, in a message posted on X.

“Our responsibility today is to ensure that this agreement, ultimately, is the least unbalanced possible. It is to ensure that he rebalances himself on the side of services “and” that large American companies contribute more when they export services. in particular digital services in Europe, “said Marc Ferracci.

A “rebalancing” also claimed by Laurent Saint-Martin. who recalled that if the trade balance of the United States with Europe is in deficit for goods, it is largely surplus for services.

“You have to fight”

“Ursula von der Leyen yesterday accepted the commercial surrender of Europe. to the detriment economy. “a dark day”, “a of our exporters, farmers and industrialists,” denounced on X Jordan Bardella, the president of the National Rally. The day before, Marine Le Pen had tackled “a political, economic and moral fiasco”.

“It is a defeat of the European Commission which could not create the balance of power. properly defend European interests,” reacted Piusre-Alexandre Anglade, Macronist deputy and president of the European Affairs Committee of the National Assembly. He denounces a “weakness signal” sent “to our competitors”. “You have to fight to reverse things. “” We can still play the balance of power. Trump would not be deprived of it, “said Aurélien Rousseau, former health minister (public square).