EU-Aust free trade deal: a "middle finger to Trump"

EU free trade deal: a 'middle finger to Trump'

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the G7 meeting in Canada. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) By Lisa Martin in Copenhagen There is appetite for the European Union and Australia to signal a “middle finger to Trump” by uniting on a long-awaited free trade deal but some in Brussels are tempering expectations of a quick turnaround. Trade talks kicked off in 2018 but Canberra wal…

EU-Aust free trade deal: a "middle finger to Trump"

Hopes of inking a speedy European Union-Australia free trade deal appear wishful, with some Brussels observers hosing down expectations.