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Macron meets industry heads as Trump tariffs shake key French sectors

French military jets fly over Versailles in June 2024 during a rehearsal marking the Air and Space Force’s 90th anniversary. Aircraft exports are among the goods hit by new US tariffs. AFP - DIMITAR DILKOFF

French President Emmanuel Macron was on Thursday meeting with the heads of sectors hit by new US tariffs on European Union goods. The 20 percent import tax, announced by President Donald Trump, will hit major French exports including aeronautics, wine and luxury items.

Tariffs are a major policy of Trump’s “America first” agenda, which aims to reduce the US trade deficit – which stood at nearly €100 billion at the end of last year.

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