French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said the decision of US President Donald Trump this week for a 90-day suspension on tariffs he had imposed on countries gave room for only a ‘fragile pause'.
In a post on X, Macron said the partial suspension of American tariffs for 90 days sends out a signal and leaves the door open for talks, adding that the pause was a fragile one.
“Fragile, because the 25% tariffs on steel, aluminium and automobiles and the 10% tariffs on all other products are still in place. They represent 52 billion euros ($58.8 billion) for the European Union! Fragile, because this 90-day pause means 90 days of uncertainty for all our businesses, on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond,” he wrote.
The French leader reaffirmed that France and the European Union would present a united front in terms of negotiations aimed at reaching a deal and getting the American tariffs removed.
DAILY POST reports that because he said people were becoming fearful.
