The draft U.K.-EU agreement is one of several being drawn up ahead of a May 19 summit.
Britain and the European Union are set to sign a formal declaration committing to “free and open trade” in defiance of Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.
A leaked draft seen by POLITICO promises a “new strategic partnership” between London and Brussels based on “maintaining global economic stability and our mutual commitment to free and open trade.”
It comes as Keir Starmer’s U.K. government is locked in negotiations with the Trump administration to try to get a carve-out from the U.S. president’s new tariffs.
They weren’t doing this before? Why is it that Trump wants to the US to be treated fair, and now everyone is upset?
Trump doesn’t want the US to be treated fair, at best you would have to be extremely naive to believe that nonsense claim by Trump. The US was already treated more than fairly. Trump destroys all previous foreign relationships the US had in favour of a malfunctioning bully method where he wants it all (but in reality it results in him getting nothing).
In short he is applying the bully method of his failed career as a businessman to the US, where it is even less effective.
Trade was already fair, both sides had open markets and followed the same rules. For example, EU goods faced low U.S. tariffs, and vice versa. Some tariffs existed, like 10% on U.S. cars entering the EU and 2.5% on EU cars going to the U.S., mainly to protect key industries, keep leverage for future deals, or defend specific standards. So Trump’s claim of unfairness is more about politics and narrative than actual trade imbalance and facts xD As per usual with him