Meeting between US President Donald Trump, European Council and European Commission Presidents

The President of the European Council Donald Tusk and the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker met for the first time on 25 May 2017 with the President of the United States Donald Trump.

Following the meeting, Mr Tusk highlighted the importance of the relationship between the US and the EU to focus on their shared values. Media sources reported criticism from Mr Trump on Germany's trade surplus, expressed during the meeting with the EU leaders.

• Primary Source

EUObserver, 26.05.17: Tusk deplores 'too many leaks' in Brussels https://euobserver.com/institutional/138033

EUObserver, 26.05.17: Trump calls Germans 'bad' but agrees EU trade plan https://euobserver.com/economic/138025

The Guardian, 26.05.17: EU's Donald Tusk says Trump agrees Brexit is 'an incident not a trend' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/26/eus-donald-tusk-says-trump-agrees-brexit-is-an-incident-not-a-trend

Politico, 25.05.17: Europe’s papers: Don’t make Trump mad http://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-in-europe-media-europes-papers-dont-make-mad/

Politico, 25.05.17: Trump, EU struggle to get on same page in Brussels http://www.politico.eu/article/trump-meets-top-eu-officials-on-his-first-brussels-trip/

BBC News, 24.05.17: European angst over Trump visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40023343

EUObserver, 25.05.17: EU to Trump: Defend Western values, not your interests https://euobserver.com/foreign/138018

Politico, 25.05.17: Trump and Europe, trading places http://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-and-europe-trading-places-political-instability-brussels-washington/

Reuters, 25.05.17: Trump talks trade with EU, varied differences remain https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-eu-idUSKBN18L1NX

Deutsche Welle, 26.05.17: Trump slams Germany's US trade surplus as 'bad' http://p.dw.com/p/2daIB

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