EU tariff response to US may be 'inevitable', finance minister warns

But if some of these were used, the consequences would be so devastating that they would render these measures useless.

EU tariff response to US may be 'inevitable', finance minister warns

Paschal Donohoe said Donald Trump's threatened 200% tariff on EU alcohol would have a 'disproportionate effect' on Ireland

US tariffs on steel and aluminium products from the EU have been applicable since 12 March. The EU Commission has reacted with countermeasures from 1 April – and its own "EU Action Plan Steel" for the future of European steel production. For more than a week now, US tariffs have been in force for imports of steel and aluminium products from Europe. Since then, customs duties of 25 per cent have been due for products that include these components…

EDANA Statement On Potential EU Countermeasures To US Tariffs

BRUSSELS, Belgium — March 21, 2025 — EDANA, a global association representing the nonwovens and related industries, acknowledges the European Commission’s potential decision to implement countermeasures in response to the recently imposed US tariffs on EU steel, aluminium, and certain derived products. As the voice of over 250 companies in the nonwovens supply chain, we are closely monitoring the implications of these measures and their potentia…