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The failure of the EU to agree on a trade agreement with the US shows that Brussels is no longer a priority for Washington, experts claim.

Donald Trump said Monday that the European Union is “nastier than China,” even as Washington and Beijing agreed to a 90-day pause in trade tensions to work toward a new agreement and avoid a renewed trade war.

The European Union is planning to counter President Donald Trump’s efforts to lure companies to the US by easing the bloc’s regulatory burden on sectors from autos to chemicals to aeronautics.

The United States has grown less popular around the globe since President Donald Trump returned to office. The 2025 Democracy Perception Index, commissioned by the Alliance of Democracies, found that a majority of people surveyed around the world had an overall negative perception of the U.

A recent survey indicates a sharp decline in global trust towards the United States following Donald Trump's return. The US is losing its standing as a respected global leader. China has surpassed the US in global favorability,

"Massive" sanctions European leaders threatened to impose on Russia if Vladimir Putin does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine face formidable political obstacles and would need U.S. support to succeed,

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the European Union suffers from a “collective action problem” that’s hampering trade negotiations, downplaying the possibility of a quick agreement with the US’s largest trading relationship.