Aurore Lalucq, a French MEP who chairs the powerful Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs in the European Parliament, told Euronews she does not understand why the EU agreed a trade deal with a US administration she says cannot be trusted.
Her comments come as the trade agreement sealed in July 2025 by US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been thrown into doubt after Trump threatened on Friday to impose 25% tariffs on EU cars — above the 15% ceiling agreed under the deal.
