Eleanor Beardsley

Ambassador Charles Kushner was summoned.

When he did not appear, he was barred from meeting with members of the French government.

The punishment has since been rescinded after Kushner put in a call to French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barreau.

The U.S.

Embassy in Paris says the two men had a frank and amicable call and reaffirmed their shared commitment to working on issues that impact the U.S.

and France.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

The French government summoned Kushner after the U.S.

Embassy posted on social media about the killing of 23-year-old Quentin Durand, saying violent radical leftism is on the rise in France and poses a threat to public safety.

Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault said the youth's death was being politicized by outsiders.

Kushner, a real estate magnate, reportedly cited personal commitments and sent a senior official in his place.

In light of the failure to grasp the basic requirements of the ambassadorial mission, said the foreign ministry in a statement, Kushner would no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

The European Parliament has suspended ratification of the EU's trade deal with the U.S.

amid concerns that President Trump's latest tariffs breached the terms of the transatlantic accord negotiated last summer.

Even though the deal is widely viewed as lopsided by Europeans, it was set to be ratified this week.

It locks in 15% U.S.

tariffs on EU exports while granting zero duty access to most American goods entering the EU.

Now, many EU officials say Europe should use its massive 450 million consumer market as leverage and, as they put it, not be taken hostage by the U.S.

The EU has readied a list of $93 billion in American imports that it could hit with tariffs.