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EU Chief to Defend Trump Trade Deal in Parliament

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will look to defend her trade deal with US President Donald Trump in her 'State of the Union' address.
The July accord locks in a 15-percent tariff on most EU exports to the United States, with exemptions for some areas, in exchange for massive purchases of US energy by Europe.
While some view the deal as a 'humiliation', others see it as 'the best that we can get' given Trump's love for tariffs, despite divisions over the agreement.

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