"Negotiations are only just beginning": at Bercy, the government tries to reassure employers on customs duties

A first crisis meeting to get into battle order. Economy Minister Eric Lombard invited around fifty people to Bercy on Wednesday, July 30, following Sunday's announcement of the trade agreement reached between Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen .

To discuss the impact of the agreement on the various sectors of the French economy, a dozen members of the government and Bercy met with the economic sectors. concerned: Patrick Martin , the head of Medef, the management of CPME and U2P, as well as representatives of various economic federations. The executive wanted to reassure the 2,000 French companies that export to the United States and begin to answer the questions they may have.