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France's EU Affairs Minister Benjamin Haddad speaks to Euronews, 26 May 2026

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Video. Europe ‘last evangelist’ of a trade order no longer respected - Haddad

Updated: 27/05/2026 - 16:59 GMT+2

France’s EU Affairs Minister says it’s time for Europe to leverage “all the tools” it has to protect itself from the increasingly “aggressive trade practices” of foreign competitors. He adds that China and the US have long abandoned the foundational rules of international trade.

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