Government and EU ready to support businesses impacted by Trump tariffs but 'not there yet', says Harris

Tánaiste Simon Harris was speaking in Luxembourg, where he was attending a meeting of the EU’s trade ministers to discuss the response to a 20% tariff rate on all exports to the United States

Tánaiste Simon Harris aid it was becoming 'abundantly clear' tariffs were bad for the US, EU and Irish economies amid a global stock market plunge.

The Government and European Union is ready to support businesses impacted by US tariffs but Ireland is not “at that moment yet”, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said.

Speaking at the conclusion of a meeting of European foreign ministers, Mr Harris said it was most important that the EU works to mitigate the situation through negotiations with the United States.