Some French cabinet members have aired their sharp disapproval of the agreement with the United States. The prime minister called it “a dark day.”

France’s Prime Minister has said Europe had submitted to the US, on a "dark day" for the union, following the signing of a trade deal and amid Donald Trump's ongoing Scotland trip.

Critics say Brussels should have taken a tougher line — but the bloc’s trade chief maintains that was easier said than done.

François Bayrou is leading a chorus of fierce criticism against the agreement.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on July 28 lashed out at a trade deal the EU reached with the United States, saying the agreement is "worse" than the deal Britain clinched. "Donald Trump did not reach an agreement with Ursula von der Leyen, but rather Donald Trump ate Ursula von der Leyen for breakfast," Orban said during a Facebook livestream hosted by his party's spokesperson.

Speaking after talks at his Turnberry golf resort, President Donald Trump said it was the "biggest deal ever made" but some EU leaders are unhappy with the terms.

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have reached a trade deal that's been slammed as a defeat for Europe.

The deal, which was unveiled after private talks between von der Leyen and Trump at his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland, aims to prevent a full-scale trade war. According to the new framework, a 15% tariff will be imposed on most EU exports to the US.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday joined a growing number of cabinet ministers in criticising the trade deal struck between EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump over…