While Trump threatens Mexico with wall/immigrant blockade/trade war, Mexico & EU reach historic deal [View all]

[Doodley]

Mexico and the European Union have reached a trade deal that virtually eliminates tariffs.

Officials appeared to take a jab at US President Donald Trump's policies in statements praising the Mexico-EU deal as a defense of "open" and "rules-based" trade.

"Mexico and the EU worked together and reached a mutually beneficial outcome," said European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. "We did it as partners who are willing to discuss, to defend their interests while at the same time being willing to compromise to meet each other's expectations."

The deal marks a move by Mexico to pivot away from its reliance on trade with the United States.

http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/22/news/economy/eu-mexico-trade-agreement/index.html