EU looking to keep calm amid US tariff turbulence, says Taoiseach

The EU has stepped back from introducing trade countermeasures against the US after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on a swathe of new tariffs

Taoiseach Micheál Martin spoke at the Ogra Fianna Fáil National Youth Conference (Niall Carson/PA)

The EU must remain calm amid the chaos and confusion surrounding the bloc’s trading relationship with the US, the Taoiseach has said.

Micheál Martin said his government was committed to protecting jobs in Ireland.