Group 1 - The new trade agreement between the EU and the US, while easing some trade tensions, highlights Europe's vulnerability and the challenges in transatlantic relations [1][2] - Several EU officials criticize the agreement as a "yielding" to the US, with Belgium's Foreign Minister stating it is not a celebratory deal and Italy's Prime Minister calling it "incomplete" [1] - France's Prime Minister describes the agreement as "unbalanced," leading to calls for the EU to utilize counter-coercion tools [1] Group 2 - The agreement requires the EU to eliminate tariffs on US industrial goods and provide preferential market access for US agricultural products in exchange for a 15% tariff on most EU exports to the US, increasing dependence on the US [2] - The EU plans to purchase $750 billion in energy products and $40 billion in AI chips from the US over the next three years, deepening economic ties [2] - A researcher from the Bruegel Institute states that the trade agreement has significantly worsened trade relations compared to the previous year, describing it as a "disaster" in economic terms [2]