US threat of drinks tariffs a serious issue, says Micheál Martin
The threat of US tariffs on alcoholic drinks from the EU “is a very serious issue”, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned.
The Taoiseach said Irish whiskey products had benefited from “extraordinary growth” in the US market, and that a tariff dispute could damage parts of the Irish economy.
He warned Europe “has to be strategic” in how it responds in the tit-for-tat trade dispute with US president Donald Trump.
“Irish whiskey has enjoyed an extraordinary growth into the American market,” Mr Martin said on Friday.
“We’re going to engage strongly now with the Commission in respect of that issue, because it is a serious issue, not just for Ireland, but indeed for other European member states as well.”
Mr Martin was speaking on the last full day of the annual US trip to Washington DC for St Patrick’s Day.
The diplomatic event this year was overshadowed by the looming threat of an EU-US trade war.
There is heightened concern in Ireland that the new US…
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