Subject: Re: EU trade deal announced
Seems some of the European press isn't pleased:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/bu...
All-inclusive deals are designed to take the hassle out of a holiday, albeit at a price.
But while Ursula von der Leyen claimed her “15pc across-the-board, all-inclusive” trade agreement with Donald Trump was a bargain, everyone else in Europe was left feeling they’d been massively ripped off .
The president of the European Commission smiled through gritted teeth as she announced the deal, which was quickly criticised across the Continent by politicians, economists and business leaders alike.
French prime minister François Bayrou branded the “submission” by Brussels as a “dark day” for Europe, while Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister, said Von der Leyen had been “eaten for breakfast” by the US president.
And for the fans of Brexit...
Brexit dividend
A blanket 15pc tariff means Brussels has struck a worse deal with the US than the UK, with tariffs of 10pc.
Jonathan Reynolds, the Business Secretary, said there was “no doubt” the difference was down to Brexit.
“I’m absolutely clear, this is a benefit of being out of the European Union, having our independent trade policy, absolutely no doubt about that,” he told Good Morning Britain.