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We want to provide trade stability and have lowest tariffs possible: Macron
"Today, we are responding to the tariff offensive that has been launched with a determination that we share: to provide stability and have the lowest possible tariffs," he said alongside Merz ahead of a meeting between the two leaders in Berlin. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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