France blasts US-EU trade agreement as act of 'submission' to Trump admin

French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday denounced the United States and European Union's recent trade agreement as an act of "submission" on the part of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

President Donald Trump announced the trade deal after meeting with von der Leyen in Scotland over the weekend. The agreement means there will only be a 15% tariff on European imports, in exchange for $600 billion of investments in the U.S. and a $750 billion purchase of U.S. energy. 

The 15% tariff rate is notably less than the 30% Trump threatened to impose on the EU earlier this month. 

"Von der Leyen-Trump Agreement: it is a dark day when an alliance of free peoples, united to affirm their values and defend their interests, resolves to submission," Bayrou posted to X. 

France’s deputy minister for European Affairs, Benjamin Haddad, also blasted the trade agreement, stating Europeans need to continue fighting for "trade balance with the United States." 

“The current situation is not satisfactory and cannot be sustainable," Haddad posted to X. "The free trade that has brought shared prosperity to both sides of the Atlantic since the end of the Second World War is now rejected by the United States, which is choosing economic coercion.

"This is both an economic and political challenge," he continued. "Believing that concessions can address it will only encourage predation abroad and the rejection of Europe within our borders by our citizens."

French President Emmanuel Macron has not yet commented on the trade agreement. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.