"Trump, that much was clear, wanted the deal."
"One day before his meeting with Trump, Juncker sent Martin Selmayr, the European Commission's general secretary, to meet with Kudlow. The two drafted a few paragraphs at a hotel in Washington they could agree upon.These were the cornerstones of the deal that would later emerge."
"But the French were unable to prevail with their hardline course because most other EU countries had shifted to the German position, particularly those with a strong automotive industry -- Italy, Spain, Sweden and Poland, and, later, the Czech Republic and Slovakia."
