French ambassador: EU not convinced the U.S. is interested in trade deal

The European Union is not convinced the Trump administration is interested in a trade deal to reduce non-auto industrial tariffs to zero, France’s ambassador to the United States said on Monday. “The Americans are insisting on agriculture, which is a red line for us,” Ambassador Gérard Araud told Inside U.S. Trade . “And we are not convinced that the administration is interested in what we’re offering, which is a trade agreement with zero tariffs on industrial goods.” President Trump and...