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The art of the bad deal? Ursula von der Leyen says that the tariff deal with Donald Trump is the 'first step' towards better trade relations (Photo: European Commission)

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EU in a spin over its good, bad trade deal with Trump

The EU institutions might be in recess but there’s no rest for the EU commission’s spin team. Instead, they are working overtime to put a shiny gloss on a tariff deal with the United States which, at first glance, looks like Washington got the best of. 

In terms of the big picture, it is hard to spin the...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The art of the bad deal? Ursula von der Leyen says that the tariff deal with Donald Trump is the 'first step' towards better trade relations (Photo: European Commission)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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