French minister says PH, France must accelerate trade relations amid global tensions

France pushes for PH-EU free trade agreement

France is advocating for a free trade agreement between the Philippines and the European Union amid US President Donald Trump's push for reciprocal tariffs affecting dozens of trading partners.

French minister says PH, France must accelerate trade relations amid global tensions

For French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade Laurent Saint-Martin, this is a time for countries who support free trade to come together.

Will the EU crumble under Trump's tariffs?

France’s industry minister Marc Ferracci declared that 'we need to be united because Europe is strong if it's united'.

EU 'will not back down' in face of tariffs, French trade chief says

PARIS -- The European Union should consider countermeasures to tariffs, including one typically considered a last resort, France's trade minister indi

The 10% tariffs that remain after the decision of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to temporarily suspend the higher rates are a blow to the global economy and the economic outlook is becoming more unpredictable, said the Commissioner for the Economy of the European Union, Valdis Dombrovskis, this Friday (11). “We must not forget that the 10% reciprocal tariffs remain in effect for almost all countries and represent a blow to th…