France, April 11 -- A decision to delay imposing tough new tariffs on the EU was a "fragile pause", French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday as he urged Europe to defend its interests and push for a fairer deal.

US President Donald Trump imposed a broad 20 percent levy on goods from the EU as part of his onslaught of tariffs announced last week, along with a 25 percent rate on specific products like steel, aluminium and cars.

The trade barriers rattled global markets and on Wednesday, Trump said they would be suspended for 90 days for most economies.

China, which was excluded from the freeze, now faces tariffs of up to 145 percent.

The EU, which had initially been hit with the 20 percent rate, now faces a baseline tariff of 10 ...