The EU Strives for Unified Front on Trump's Tariffs
As the consternation and confusion over Trump's tariffs continues, Europe is struggling to put up a unified front. Economics reporter Alessandra Migliaccio, who attended the monthly meeting of EU finance ministers this weekend, explains. Plus, a test drive in the all-electric Cadillac Escalade. If this email was forwarded to you, click here to sign up.
At the monthly conclave of European Union finance ministers in Warsaw over the weekend, the whole unity thing started to wear a bit thin. As ministers and policymakers mingled, strategized and occasionally paused for plates of roast duck, pickles and smoked ham, their public proclamations all stressed the importance of speaking with a single voice when dealing with Donald Trump's Washington. 'To get a balanced agreement, the unity of Europeans as shown by today's meetings is absolutely essential,' French Finance Minister Eric Lombard told reporters on Friday.
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