French President Emmanuel Macron urged solidarity among European countries against Trump’s tariffs, and said European companies should not invest in the U.S. Macron, speaking in Paris on Thursday after Trump slapped a 20% reciprocal tariff on goods from the European Union,

KABUL (Pajhwok): French President Emmanuel Macron has urged European businesses to pause investment in the US “until things are clarified with the United States”. The EU is facing 20 percent tariffs on exports to the US following President Donald Trump’s announcement of widespread global tariffs on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump is placing steep new tariffs on virtually all U.S. trading partners, stoking fears of rising prices for consumers and deepening trade wars

Trump imposed the steepest US tariffs in more than a century, stepping up his campaign to reshape global trade.

The Trump administration's aggressive global tariff regime against imported goods from some of its closest allies has drawn strong reactions across the board.

The Trump administration's move to slap tariffs on trillions of dollars in imports was “brutal and unfounded” and will seriously impact both U.S. and European economies, said French President Emmanuel Macron.

Tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump are a "race to the bottom", Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said. Northern Ireland goods entering the US will face a 10% tariff from Thursday,