PARIS: It would be "extremely difficult" for the European Union to work with Donald Trump if the Republican wins the US presidential race in November, a European commissioner said Wednesday.

Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said that while the EU had not taken an official position on whether to back Trump or Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, he hoped a Trump presidency "could be avoided."

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