Irish businesses urged to lobby EU over tariffs

Irish businesses urged to lobby EU over tariffs

Customs advisor BDO is urging businesses that export to the US to lobby the EU to get their products removed from tariff lists.

Simon Harris to update Cabinet on impacts of US tariffs and EU retaliation

Government will receive an update on the potential impact of US tariffs and EU countermeasures today following their travels abroad as part of the St Patrick’s Day programme, which included Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s meeting with US President Donald Trump.

EU Seeks Talks With Trump Before Retaliatory Tariffs

The EU wants to engage with the U.S., Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris said. “We should do that rather than having further announcements and then trying to respond.”

EU Is Ready to Talk to Trump on Tariffs: Ireland Deputy PM

Ireland Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Harris said on tariffs, “the EU is ready to talk to the United States and wants to try and make progress. I think we should do that rather than having further announcements and then trying to respond.” Harris discusses the trade relationship between the US and European Union and Ireland’s support of Ukraine on "Bloomberg Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)

The positive balance of the trade balance of goods between the European Union and the United States increased during last January, before Donald Trump, who officially assumed the post of president at the end of the first month of the year, threatened to impose tariffs on European products, triggering a trade war, according to data published by Eurostat.