India, April 5 -- Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk on Saturday laid out his hopes for the future of trade between the United States and Europe, saying that he wanted to see complete freedom of trade between the transatlantic allies.

Musk's remarks come days after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping measures that saw tariffs of at least 10 percent on most countries of the world, including those in Europe.He spoke via video-link at a congress in Florence of Italy's right-wing, co-ruling League Party.

"At the end of the day, I hope it's agreed that both Europe and the United States should move ideally, in my view, to a zero tariff situation, effectively creating a free trade zone between Europe and North ...